Colour

#6578A5

#6578A5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6578A5 is a blue with RGB values 101, 120, 165 and HSL 222°, 26%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6578A5

RGBrgb(101, 120, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4706, 0.6471

RGB percentages39.6%, 47.1%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(222.2, 26.2%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 38.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK38.8%, 27.3%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,650,021

CSS custom property--colour: #6578A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18916WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.78:1

Contrast with white4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#9A875A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#697CA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6376A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#518188no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7 Slate grey · ΔE 17.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.1 Gray · ΔE 26.9 Dim grey · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A59265

Analogous#6598A5, #7265A5

Triadic#A56578, #78A565

Split complementary#A57265, #98A565

Tetradic#A56598, #A59265, #65A572

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E9F0

Lighter +30%#C6CDDD

Lighter +20%#A5B0CB

Lighter +10%#8594B8

Darker −10%#4F6088

Darker −20%#3C4968

Darker −30%#2A3247

Darker −40%#171C27

More saturated +25%#476CC4

Less saturated −25%#848487

Channel breakdown

R101

G120

B165

Red101 (39.6%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue222.19°

Saturation (HSL)26.23%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 78 · B A5

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