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Recognised as Colour

#659AF7

  • #659AF7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#659AF7 is a blue with RGB values 101, 154, 247 and HSL 218°, 90%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#659AF7#659AF7
HEX#659AF7
RGBrgb(101, 154, 247)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6039, 0.9686
RGB percentages39.6%, 60.4%, 96.9%
HSLhsl(218.2, 90.1%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 59.1%, 96.9%)
CMYK59.1%, 37.7%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,658,807
CSS custom property--colour: #659AF7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.52:1
Contrast with white2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#9A6508

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#72A2FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F94F5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.6Royal blue · ΔE 26.6Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.16, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F7C265
Analogous#65E3F7, #7965F7
Triadic#F7659A, #9AF765
Split complementary#F77965, #E3F765
Tetradic#F765E3, #F7C265, #65F779

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F9FF
Lighter +20%#C6DAFC
Lighter +10%#95BAFA
Darker −10%#357AF4
Darker −20%#0C5DEA
Darker −30%#0A49B9
Darker −40%#073689
More saturated +25%#5D98FF
Less saturated −25%#79A0E3

Channel breakdown

R101
G154
B247
Red101 (39.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue247 (96.9%)
Hue218.22°
Saturation (HSL)90.12%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 9A · B F7

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