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Recognised as Colour

#6499C2

  • #6499C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6499C2 is a blue with RGB values 100, 153, 194 and HSL 206°, 44%, 58%. 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

#6499C2#6499C2
HEX#6499C2
RGBrgb(100, 153, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.6, 0.7608
RGB percentages39.2%, 60%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(206.2, 43.5%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.2, 48.5%, 76.1%)
CMYK48.5%, 21.1%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,592,962
CSS custom property--colour: #6499C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.88:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#9B663D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8799C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#7B8FC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#38A3A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.5Light skyblue · ΔE 19.2Sky blue · ΔE 20.7Light steelblue · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28D64
Analogous#64C2BC, #646AC2
Triadic#C26499, #99C264
Split complementary#C2646A, #C2BC64
Tetradic#BC64C2, #C28D64, #6AC264

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F9FC
Lighter +30%#D2E1ED
Lighter +20%#ADC9DF
Lighter +10%#89B1D0
Darker −10%#4580AE
Darker −20%#36658A
Darker −30%#284A65
Darker −40%#192F41
More saturated +25%#499CDD
Less saturated −25%#7F96A7

Channel breakdown

R100
G153
B194
Red100 (39.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue206.17°
Saturation (HSL)43.52%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G 99 · B C2

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