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Recognised as Colour

#6589BC

  • #6589BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6589BC is a blue with RGB values 101, 137, 188 and HSL 215°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6589BC#6589BC
HEX#6589BC
RGBrgb(101, 137, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.5373, 0.7373
RGB percentages39.6%, 53.7%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(215.2, 39.4%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 46.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK46.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,654,396
CSS custom property--colour: #6589BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24289WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#9A7643

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#768CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B83BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#42949Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.8Slate grey · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.4Light steelblue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9865
Analogous#65B4BC, #6D65BC
Triadic#BC6589, #89BC65
Split complementary#BC6D65, #B4BC65
Tetradic#BC65B4, #BC9865, #65BC6D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F6FA
Lighter +30%#D0DBEA
Lighter +20%#ACBFDB
Lighter +10%#89A4CB
Darker −10%#486FA6
Darker −20%#395782
Darker −30%#293F5F
Darker −40%#1A283B
More saturated +25%#4984D8
Less saturated −25%#818EA0

Channel breakdown

R101
G137
B188
Red101 (39.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue215.17°
Saturation (HSL)39.37%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 89 · B BC

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