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Colour

#6586BB

  • #6586BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6586BB is a blue with RGB values 101, 134, 187 and HSL 217°, 39%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6586BB#6586BB
HEX#6586BB
RGBrgb(101, 134, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.5255, 0.7333
RGB percentages39.6%, 52.5%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(217, 38.7%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 46%, 73.3%)
CMYK46%, 28.3%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,653,627
CSS custom property--colour: #6586BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#9A7944

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7289BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6881BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#439199no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Slate grey · ΔE 21.5Light skyblue · ΔE 28Light steelblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB9A65
Analogous#65B1BB, #6F65BB
Triadic#BB6586, #86BB65
Split complementary#BB6F65, #B1BB65
Tetradic#BB65B1, #BB9A65, #65BB6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F5F9
Lighter +30%#CFD9EA
Lighter +20%#ACBEDA
Lighter +10%#88A2CB
Darker −10%#496CA4
Darker −20%#395581
Darker −30%#293D5E
Darker −40%#1A263A
More saturated +25%#4980D7
Less saturated −25%#818C9F

Channel breakdown

R101
G134
B187
Red101 (39.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue216.98°
Saturation (HSL)38.74%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 86 · B BB

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