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Recognised as Colour

#624AE4

  • #624AE4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#624AE4 is a blue with RGB values 98, 74, 228 and HSL 249°, 74%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#624AE4#624AE4
HEX#624AE4
RGBrgb(98, 74, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.2902, 0.8941
RGB percentages38.4%, 29%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(249.4, 74%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 67.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK57%, 67.5%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,441,700
CSS custom property--colour: #624AE4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#9DB51B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#187291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 19.2Dark orchid · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.7Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCE44A
Analogous#4A7FE4, #AF4AE4
Triadic#E4624A, #4AE462
Split complementary#E4AF4A, #7FE44A
Tetradic#E44A7F, #CCE44A, #4AE4AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFE
Lighter +30%#D5CFF8
Lighter +20%#AFA3F1
Lighter +10%#8876EB
Darker −10%#3E21DA
Darker −20%#311AAE
Darker −30%#251382
Darker −40%#180D55
More saturated +25%#5030FE
Less saturated −25%#7464CA

Channel breakdown

R98
G74
B228
Red98 (38.4%)
Green74 (29%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue249.35°
Saturation (HSL)74.04%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 4A · B E4

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