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Colour

#6593F8

  • #6593F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6593F8 is a blue with RGB values 101, 147, 248 and HSL 221°, 91%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6593F8#6593F8
HEX#6593F8
RGBrgb(101, 147, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.5765, 0.9725
RGB percentages39.6%, 57.6%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(221.2, 91.3%, 68.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 59.3%, 97.3%)
CMYK59.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,657,016
CSS custom property--colour: #6593F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.08:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#9A6C07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#679DFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5290F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8CA65
Analogous#65DDF8, #8065F8
Triadic#F86593, #93F865
Split complementary#F88165, #DCF865
Tetradic#F865DD, #F8CA65, #65F881

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F7FAFF
Lighter +20%#C7D7FC
Lighter +10%#96B5FA
Darker −10%#3471F6
Darker −20%#0B51EC
Darker −30%#0941BB
Darker −40%#06308B
More saturated +25%#5E90FF
Less saturated −25%#799BE4

Channel breakdown

R101
G147
B248
Red101 (39.6%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue221.22°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness68.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 93 · B F8

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