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Colour

#6576BC

  • #6576BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6576BC is a blue with RGB values 101, 118, 188 and HSL 228°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6576BC#6576BC
HEX#6576BC
RGBrgb(101, 118, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4627, 0.7373
RGB percentages39.6%, 46.3%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(228.3, 39.4%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 46.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK46.3%, 37.2%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,649,532
CSS custom property--colour: #6576BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19354WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1
Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#9A8943

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C7EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5476BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Tritanopia#458590no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4Steel blue · ΔE 18.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.9Royal blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCAB65
Analogous#65A2BC, #7F65BC
Triadic#BC6576, #76BC65
Split complementary#BC7F65, #A2BC65
Tetradic#BC65A2, #BCAB65, #65BC7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F4FA
Lighter +30%#D0D5EA
Lighter +20%#ACB5DB
Lighter +10%#8996CB
Darker −10%#485AA6
Darker −20%#394782
Darker −30%#29345F
Darker −40%#1A203B
More saturated +25%#4965D8
Less saturated −25%#8187A0

Channel breakdown

R101
G118
B188
Red101 (39.6%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue228.28°
Saturation (HSL)39.37%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 76 · B BC

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