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Colour

#6498CC

  • #6498CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6498CC is a blue with RGB values 100, 152, 204 and HSL 210°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6498CC#6498CC
HEX#6498CC
RGBrgb(100, 152, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5961, 0.8
RGB percentages39.2%, 59.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(210, 50.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 51%, 80%)
CMYK51%, 25.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,592,716
CSS custom property--colour: #6498CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#9B6733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#839ACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#758FCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#2FA4AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Slate grey · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9864
Analogous#64CCCC, #6464CC
Triadic#CC6498, #98CC64
Split complementary#CC6464, #CCCC64
Tetradic#CC64CC, #CC9864, #64CC64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D7E5F2
Lighter +20%#B1CBE5
Lighter +10%#8AB2D9
Darker −10%#3F7FBE
Darker −20%#326598
Darker −30%#254C72
Darker −40%#19324B
More saturated +25%#4A98E6
Less saturated −25%#7E98B2

Channel breakdown

R100
G152
B204
Red100 (39.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)50.49%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 98 · B CC

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