Colour

#659ACE

#659ACE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#659ACE is a blue with RGB values 101, 154, 206 and HSL 210°, 52%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#659ACE#659ACE

HEX#659ACE

RGBrgb(101, 154, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6039, 0.8078

RGB percentages39.6%, 60.4%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(209.7, 51.7%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 51%, 80.8%)

CMYK51%, 25.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,658,766

CSS custom property--colour: #659ACE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30334WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1

Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#9A6531

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#859CD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#7791CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original

Tritanopia#2FA6ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 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 text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 19.7 Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Slate grey · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.53, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CE9965

Analogous#65CECE, #6565CE

Triadic#CE659A, #9ACE65

Split complementary#CE6565, #CECE65

Tetradic#CE65CE, #CE9965, #65CE65

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D9E6F3

Lighter +20%#B2CDE7

Lighter +10%#8CB3DA

Darker −10%#3E81C2

Darker −20%#31679C

Darker −30%#254D75

Darker −40%#19344E

More saturated +25%#4C9AE7

Less saturated −25%#7E9AB5

Channel breakdown

R101

G154

B206

Red101 (39.6%)

Green154 (60.4%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue209.71°

Saturation (HSL)51.72%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 65 · G 9A · B CE

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