Colour

#6595AB

#6595AB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#6595AB is a cyan with RGB values 101, 149, 171 and HSL 199°, 29%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#6595AB

RGBrgb(101, 149, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.5843, 0.6706

RGB percentages39.6%, 58.4%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(198.9, 29.4%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(198.9, 40.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK40.9%, 12.9%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,657,451

CSS custom property--colour: #6595AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C

Inverted#9A6A54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8A93ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#7F8BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#499B9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 10.3 Slate grey · ΔE 12 Cadetblue · ΔE 13.3 Steel blue · ΔE 18.1 Gray · ΔE 20.3 Sky blue · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 10.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB7B65

Analogous#65AB9E, #6572AB

Triadic#AB6595, #95AB65

Split complementary#AB6572, #AB9E65

Tetradic#9E65AB, #AB7B65, #72AB65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9F0F3

Lighter +30%#C8D9E1

Lighter +20%#A7C2CF

Lighter +10%#86ACBD

Darker −10%#4E7B8F

Darker −20%#3C5E6E

Darker −30%#2A424D

Darker −40%#18262C

More saturated +25%#47A0C9

Less saturated −25%#838A8D

Channel breakdown

R101

G149

B171

Red101 (39.6%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue198.86°

Saturation (HSL)29.41%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 95 · B AB

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