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Recognised as Colour

#659AFF

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

#659AFF is a blue with RGB values 101, 154, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#659AFF#659AFF
HEX#659AFF
RGBrgb(101, 154, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6039, 1
RGB percentages39.6%, 60.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.4, 100%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 60.4%, 100%)
CMYK60.4%, 39.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,658,815
CSS custom property--colour: #659AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33098WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#9A6500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6EA3FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5895FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.6Medium purple · ΔE 26.6Slate blue · ΔE 30.3Steel blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFCA65
Analogous#65E7FF, #7D65FF
Triadic#FF659A, #9AFF65
Split complementary#FF7D65, #E7FF65
Tetradic#FF65E7, #FFCA65, #65FF7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CBDDFF
Lighter +10%#98BBFF
Darker −10%#3279FF
Darker −20%#0057FE
Darker −30%#0046CB
Darker −40%#003498
More saturated +25%#659AFF
Less saturated −25%#78A0EC

Channel breakdown

R101
G154
B255
Red101 (39.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.35°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 9A · B FF

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