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Recognised as Colour

#6577A3

  • #6577A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6577A3 is a blue with RGB values 101, 119, 163 and HSL 223°, 25%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6577A3#6577A3
HEX#6577A3
RGBrgb(101, 119, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4667, 0.6392
RGB percentages39.6%, 46.7%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(222.6, 25.2%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 38%, 63.9%)
CMYK38%, 27%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,649,763
CSS custom property--colour: #6577A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#9A885C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#687AA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6275A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#528086no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1Slate grey · ΔE 16.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.2Gray · ΔE 26.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7Dim grey · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.15, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A39165
Analogous#6596A3, #7265A3
Triadic#A36577, #77A365
Split complementary#A37265, #96A365
Tetradic#A36596, #A39165, #65A372

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E8EF
Lighter +30%#C5CCDC
Lighter +20%#A5AFC9
Lighter +10%#8593B6
Darker −10%#505F85
Darker −20%#3D4865
Darker −30%#2A3245
Darker −40%#161B26
More saturated +25%#466AC2
Less saturated −25%#848484

Channel breakdown

R101
G119
B163
Red101 (39.6%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue222.58°
Saturation (HSL)25.2%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 77 · B A3

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