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Recognised as Colour

#6497F6

  • #6497F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6497F6 is a blue with RGB values 100, 151, 246 and HSL 219°, 89%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6497F6#6497F6
HEX#6497F6
RGBrgb(100, 151, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5922, 0.9647
RGB percentages39.2%, 59.2%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(219, 89%, 67.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 59.3%, 96.5%)
CMYK59.3%, 38.6%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,592,502
CSS custom property--colour: #6497F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#9B6809

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA0FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A92F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACBBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 27.1Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.92, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6C364
Analogous#64E0F6, #7A64F6
Triadic#F66497, #97F664
Split complementary#F67A64, #E0F664
Tetradic#F664E0, #F6C364, #64F67A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F8FE
Lighter +20%#C4D8FC
Lighter +10%#94B7F9
Darker −10%#3477F3
Darker −20%#0D59E7
Darker −30%#0B47B6
Darker −40%#083486
More saturated +25%#5B94FF
Less saturated −25%#799DE2

Channel breakdown

R100
G151
B246
Red100 (39.2%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue219.04°
Saturation (HSL)89.02%
Lightness67.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 97 · B F6

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