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Colour

#6598F7

  • #6598F7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6598F7 is a blue with RGB values 101, 152, 247 and HSL 219°, 90%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6598F7#6598F7
HEX#6598F7
RGBrgb(101, 152, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.5961, 0.9686
RGB percentages39.6%, 59.6%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(219, 90.1%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219, 59.1%, 96.9%)
CMYK59.1%, 38.5%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,658,295
CSS custom property--colour: #6598F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31939WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#9A6708

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA1FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C93F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00ADBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.2Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.97, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7C465
Analogous#65E1F7, #7B65F7
Triadic#F76598, #98F765
Split complementary#F77B65, #E1F765
Tetradic#F765E1, #F7C465, #65F77B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9FF
Lighter +20%#C6D9FC
Lighter +10%#95B8FA
Darker −10%#3578F4
Darker −20%#0C5AEA
Darker −30%#0A47B9
Darker −40%#073489
More saturated +25%#5D96FF
Less saturated −25%#799EE3

Channel breakdown

R101
G152
B247
Red101 (39.6%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue219.04°
Saturation (HSL)90.12%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 98 · B F7

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