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Recognised as Colour

#6595FE

  • #6595FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#6595FE is a blue with RGB values 101, 149, 254 and HSL 221°, 99%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#6595FE#6595FE
HEX#6595FE
RGBrgb(101, 149, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.5843, 0.9961
RGB percentages39.6%, 58.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(221.2, 98.7%, 69.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 60.2%, 99.6%)
CMYK60.2%, 41.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,657,534
CSS custom property--colour: #6595FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1
Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#9A6A01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#66A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5092FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.8Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FECE65
Analogous#65E2FE, #8165FE
Triadic#FE6595, #95FE65
Split complementary#FE8165, #E2FE65
Tetradic#FE65E2, #FECE65, #65FE81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FDFEFF
Lighter +20%#CADBFF
Lighter +10%#98B8FE
Darker −10%#3272FE
Darker −20%#0250FB
Darker −30%#0140C9
Darker −40%#013096
More saturated +25%#6495FF
Less saturated −25%#789CEB

Channel breakdown

R101
G149
B254
Red101 (39.6%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue221.18°
Saturation (HSL)98.71%
Lightness69.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 95 · B FE

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