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Recognised as Colour

#6493EC

  • #6493EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6493EC is a blue with RGB values 100, 147, 236 and HSL 219°, 78%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6493EC#6493EC
HEX#6493EC
RGBrgb(100, 147, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5765, 0.9255
RGB percentages39.2%, 57.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(219.3, 78.2%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 57.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK57.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,591,468
CSS custom property--colour: #6493EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29633WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#9B6C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 1.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.8Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 1.11, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECBD64
Analogous#64D7EC, #7964EC
Triadic#EC6493, #93EC64
Split complementary#EC7964, #D7EC64
Tetradic#EC64D7, #ECBD64, #64EC79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF2FD
Lighter +20%#BFD2F7
Lighter +10%#91B3F2
Darker −10%#3773E6
Darker −20%#1A59D0
Darker −30%#1445A3
Darker −40%#0E3276
More saturated +25%#518DFF
Less saturated −25%#7A9AD6

Channel breakdown

R100
G147
B236
Red100 (39.2%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue219.26°
Saturation (HSL)78.16%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 93 · B EC

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