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Recognised as Colour

#6592CA

  • #6592CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6592CA is a blue with RGB values 101, 146, 202 and HSL 213°, 49%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6592CA#6592CA
HEX#6592CA
RGBrgb(101, 146, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.5725, 0.7922
RGB percentages39.6%, 57.3%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(213.3, 48.8%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 50%, 79.2%)
CMYK50%, 27.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,656,714
CSS custom property--colour: #6592CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27589WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#9A6D35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C95CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#708BC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#359FA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.9Light skyblue · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 24Slate grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.44, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9D65
Analogous#65C4CA, #6A65CA
Triadic#CA6592, #92CA65
Split complementary#CA6B65, #C4CA65
Tetradic#CA65C5, #CA9D65, #65CA6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFE
Lighter +30%#D7E3F1
Lighter +20%#B1C8E4
Lighter +10%#8BADD7
Darker −10%#4177BB
Darker −20%#335F96
Darker −30%#264770
Darker −40%#192F4A
More saturated +25%#4B8FE4
Less saturated −25%#7F95B0

Channel breakdown

R101
G146
B202
Red101 (39.6%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue213.27°
Saturation (HSL)48.79%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 92 · B CA

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