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Recognised as Colour

#6572CB

  • #6572CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6572CB is a blue with RGB values 101, 114, 203 and HSL 232°, 50%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6572CB#6572CB
HEX#6572CB
RGBrgb(101, 114, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4471, 0.7961
RGB percentages39.6%, 44.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(232.4, 49.5%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 50.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK50.2%, 43.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,648,523
CSS custom property--colour: #6572CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#9A8D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D7DCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#4375C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3B8595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.3Medium purple · ΔE 17.7Royal blue · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBBE65
Analogous#65A5CB, #8B65CB
Triadic#CB6572, #72CB65
Split complementary#CB8B65, #A5CB65
Tetradic#CB65A5, #CBBE65, #65CB8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#D7DBF2
Lighter +20%#B1B8E5
Lighter +10%#8B95D8
Darker −10%#4050BD
Darker −20%#334097
Darker −30%#263071
Darker −40%#19204B
More saturated +25%#4B5FE5
Less saturated −25%#7F85B1

Channel breakdown

R101
G114
B203
Red101 (39.6%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue232.35°
Saturation (HSL)49.51%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 72 · B CB

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