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Recognised as Colour

#64A2E2

  • #64A2E2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#64A2E2 is a blue with RGB values 100, 162, 226 and HSL 210°, 68%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#64A2E2#64A2E2
HEX#64A2E2
RGBrgb(100, 162, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3922, 0.6353, 0.8863
RGB percentages39.2%, 63.5%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(210.5, 68.5%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 55.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK55.8%, 28.3%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,595,298
CSS custom property--colour: #64A2E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34041WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#9B5D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#87A5E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#7798E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.2Light skyblue · ΔE 20Sky blue · ΔE 25.9Light steelblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2A464
Analogous#64E1E2, #6564E2
Triadic#E264A2, #A2E264
Split complementary#E26564, #E1E264
Tetradic#E264E1, #E2A464, #64E265

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E5EFFA
Lighter +20%#BAD6F2
Lighter +10%#8FBCEA
Darker −10%#3988DA
Darker −20%#236FBD
Darker −30%#1B5692
Darker −40%#133C67
More saturated +25%#4DA2F9
Less saturated −25%#7BA2CB

Channel breakdown

R100
G162
B226
Red100 (39.2%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue210.48°
Saturation (HSL)68.48%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 64 · G A2 · B E2

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