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Recognised as Colour

#6594EA

  • #6594EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6594EA is a blue with RGB values 101, 148, 234 and HSL 219°, 76%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6594EA#6594EA
HEX#6594EA
RGBrgb(101, 148, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.5804, 0.9176
RGB percentages39.6%, 58%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(218.8, 76%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 56.8%, 91.8%)
CMYK56.8%, 36.8%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,657,258
CSS custom property--colour: #6594EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29887WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#9A6B15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709BEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F8FE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 1.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.3Steel blue · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 1.15, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EABB65
Analogous#65D7EA, #7865EA
Triadic#EA6594, #94EA65
Split complementary#EA7965, #D6EA65
Tetradic#EA65D7, #EABB65, #65EA78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF2FC
Lighter +20%#BFD2F6
Lighter +10%#92B3F0
Darker −10%#3875E4
Darker −20%#1C5BCD
Darker −30%#1647A0
Darker −40%#103373
More saturated +25%#508EFF
Less saturated −25%#7B9AD4

Channel breakdown

R101
G148
B234
Red101 (39.6%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue218.8°
Saturation (HSL)76%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 94 · B EA

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