Colour

#6572AB

#6572AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6572AB is a blue with RGB values 101, 114, 171 and HSL 229°, 29%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6572AB

RGBrgb(101, 114, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4471, 0.6706

RGB percentages39.6%, 44.7%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(228.9, 29.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.9, 40.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK40.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,648,491

CSS custom property--colour: #6572AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.62:1

Contrast with white4.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#9A8D54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F78ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#5972AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4F7D87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 25.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.4 Medium purple · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB9E65

Analogous#6595AB, #7B65AB

Triadic#AB6572, #72AB65

Split complementary#AB7B65, #95AB65

Tetradic#AB6595, #AB9E65, #65AB7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9EBF3

Lighter +30%#C8CDE1

Lighter +20%#A7AECF

Lighter +10%#8690BD

Darker −10%#4E5A8F

Darker −20%#3C456E

Darker −30%#2A304D

Darker −40%#181C2C

More saturated +25%#475FC9

Less saturated −25%#83858D

Channel breakdown

R101

G114

B171

Red101 (39.6%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue228.86°

Saturation (HSL)29.41%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 72 · B AB

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