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Colour

#6498D1

  • #6498D1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6498D1 is a blue with RGB values 100, 152, 209 and HSL 211°, 54%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6498D1#6498D1
HEX#6498D1
RGBrgb(100, 152, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.5961, 0.8196
RGB percentages39.2%, 59.6%, 82%
HSLhsl(211.4, 54.2%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 52.2%, 82%)
CMYK52.2%, 27.3%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,592,721
CSS custom property--colour: #6498D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#9B672E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#819AD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7390D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#29A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 21.5Light slate grey · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D19D64
Analogous#64CFD1, #6664D1
Triadic#D16498, #98D164
Split complementary#D16664, #CFD164
Tetradic#D164CF, #D19D64, #64D166

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DAE6F4
Lighter +20%#B3CCE8
Lighter +10%#8BB2DD
Darker −10%#3D7EC5
Darker −20%#2F65A0
Darker −30%#244C78
Darker −40%#183351
More saturated +25%#4B97EA
Less saturated −25%#7D99B8

Channel breakdown

R100
G152
B209
Red100 (39.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue211.38°
Saturation (HSL)54.23%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 98 · B D1

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