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Colour

#659BE6

  • #659BE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#659BE6 is a blue with RGB values 101, 155, 230 and HSL 215°, 72%, 65%. 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

#659BE6#659BE6
HEX#659BE6
RGBrgb(101, 155, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.3961, 0.6078, 0.902
RGB percentages39.6%, 60.8%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(214.9, 72.1%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 56.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK56.1%, 32.6%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,659,046
CSS custom property--colour: #659BE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.38:1
Contrast with white2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#9A6419

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7CA0E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C94E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.8 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 text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.3Steel blue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4Light skyblue · ΔE 26.5Light steelblue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6B065
Analogous#65DBE6, #7065E6
Triadic#E6659B, #9BE665
Split complementary#E67065, #DBE665
Tetradic#E665DB, #E6B065, #65E670

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F0FB
Lighter +20%#BDD4F4
Lighter +10%#91B7ED
Darker −10%#397FDF
Darker −20%#2065C5
Darker −30%#194F99
Darker −40%#12386D
More saturated +25%#4F97FC
Less saturated −25%#7B9FD0

Channel breakdown

R101
G155
B230
Red101 (39.6%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue214.88°
Saturation (HSL)72.07%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 65 · G 9B · B E6

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