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Recognised as Colour

#657AE2

  • #657AE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#657AE2 is a blue with RGB values 101, 122, 226 and HSL 230°, 68%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#657AE2#657AE2
HEX#657AE2
RGBrgb(101, 122, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.4784, 0.8863
RGB percentages39.6%, 47.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(229.9, 68.3%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 55.3%, 88.6%)
CMYK55.3%, 46%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,650,594
CSS custom property--colour: #657AE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22177WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#9A851D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A87E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A7DE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#1D91A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CD65
Analogous#65B9E2, #8E65E2
Triadic#E2657A, #7AE265
Split complementary#E28E65, #B9E265
Tetradic#E265B9, #E2CD65, #65E28E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6E9FA
Lighter +20%#BBC4F2
Lighter +10%#909FEA
Darker −10%#3A55DA
Darker −20%#243DBD
Darker −30%#1C3092
Darker −40%#132268
More saturated +25%#4E6BF9
Less saturated −25%#7C89CB

Channel breakdown

R101
G122
B226
Red101 (39.6%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue229.92°
Saturation (HSL)68.31%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 7A · B E2

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