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Recognised as Colour

#65749B

  • #65749B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#65749B is a blue with RGB values 101, 116, 155 and HSL 223°, 21%, 50%. 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

#65749B#65749B
HEX#65749B
RGBrgb(101, 116, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4549, 0.6078
RGB percentages39.6%, 45.5%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(223.3, 21.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.3, 34.8%, 60.8%)
CMYK34.8%, 25.2%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,648,987
CSS custom property--colour: #65749B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#9A8B64

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#67779Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#62729Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#557C81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Slate grey · ΔE 14.4Light slate grey · ΔE 15.1Gray · ΔE 23.7Dim grey · ΔE 23.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B8C65
Analogous#658F9B, #71659B
Triadic#9B6574, #749B65
Split complementary#9B7165, #8F9B65
Tetradic#9B658F, #9B8C65, #659B71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E4EB
Lighter +30%#C2C8D7
Lighter +20%#A3ACC3
Lighter +10%#8490AF
Darker −10%#515D7C
Darker −20%#3D465D
Darker −30%#292F3E
Darker −40%#141820
More saturated +25%#4566BB
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R101
G116
B155
Red101 (39.6%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue223.33°
Saturation (HSL)21.26%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 74 · B 9B

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