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Recognised as Colour

#6494CD

  • #6494CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6494CD is a blue with RGB values 100, 148, 205 and HSL 213°, 51%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6494CD#6494CD
HEX#6494CD
RGBrgb(100, 148, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5804, 0.8039
RGB percentages39.2%, 58%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(212.6, 51.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.6, 51.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK51.2%, 27.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,591,693
CSS custom property--colour: #6494CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#9B6B32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D97D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#708CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2FA1A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 23Light skyblue · ΔE 23Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD9D64
Analogous#64C9CD, #6864CD
Triadic#CD6494, #94CD64
Split complementary#CD6864, #C9CD64
Tetradic#CD64C9, #CD9D64, #64CD68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#D8E4F2
Lighter +20%#B1C9E6
Lighter +10%#8BAFD9
Darker −10%#3E79C0
Darker −20%#326199
Darker −30%#254973
Darker −40%#19304C
More saturated +25%#4A92E7
Less saturated −25%#7E96B3

Channel breakdown

R100
G148
B205
Red100 (39.2%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue212.57°
Saturation (HSL)51.22%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 94 · B CD

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