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Recognised as Colour

#6595ED

  • #6595ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6595ED is a blue with RGB values 101, 149, 237 and HSL 219°, 79%, 66%. 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

#6595ED#6595ED
HEX#6595ED
RGBrgb(101, 149, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.5843, 0.9294
RGB percentages39.6%, 58.4%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(218.8, 79.1%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.8, 57.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK57.4%, 37.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,657,517
CSS custom property--colour: #6595ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30376WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150 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#9A6A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#709DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F90EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 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 0.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.4Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 27.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 0.22, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDBD65
Analogous#65D9ED, #7965ED
Triadic#ED6595, #95ED65
Split complementary#ED7965, #D9ED65
Tetradic#ED65D9, #EDBD65, #65ED79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF3FD
Lighter +20%#C0D4F8
Lighter +10%#93B4F2
Darker −10%#3776E8
Darker −20%#195BD3
Darker −30%#1347A6
Darker −40%#0E3378
More saturated +25%#5390FF
Less saturated −25%#7A9BD7

Channel breakdown

R101
G149
B237
Red101 (39.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue218.82°
Saturation (HSL)79.07%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 95 · B ED

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