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Recognised as Colour

#6595EF

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

#6595EF is a blue with RGB values 101, 149, 239 and HSL 219°, 81%, 67%. 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

#6595EF#6595EF
HEX#6595EF
RGBrgb(101, 149, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.5843, 0.9373
RGB percentages39.6%, 58.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(219.1, 81.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 57.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK57.7%, 37.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,657,519
CSS custom property--colour: #6595EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30494WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#9A6A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F9DF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D90EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 1.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.9Royal blue · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 27.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 1.21, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFBF65
Analogous#65DAEF, #7A65EF
Triadic#EF6595, #95EF65
Split complementary#EF7A65, #DAEF65
Tetradic#EF65DA, #EFBF65, #65EF7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F4FD
Lighter +20%#C1D5F9
Lighter +10%#93B5F4
Darker −10%#3775EA
Darker −20%#165AD8
Darker −30%#1246A9
Darker −40%#0D337B
More saturated +25%#5590FF
Less saturated −25%#7A9BDA

Channel breakdown

R101
G149
B239
Red101 (39.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue219.13°
Saturation (HSL)81.18%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 95 · B EF

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