Colour

#62578A

#62578A
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#62578A is a blue with RGB values 98, 87, 138 and HSL 253°, 23%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#62578A#62578A

HEX#62578A

RGBrgb(98, 87, 138)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.3412, 0.5412

RGB percentages38.4%, 34.1%, 54.1%

HSLhsl(252.9, 22.7%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.9, 37%, 54.1%)

CMYK29%, 37%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,444,938

CSS custom property--colour: #62578A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11248WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1

Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#9DA875

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#495F8Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A5D89no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#59606Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3 Steel blue · ΔE 24.6 Slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.1 Dim grey · ΔE 31.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7F8A57

Analogous#57658A, #7C578A

Triadic#8A6257, #578A62

Split complementary#8A7B57, #668A57

Tetradic#8A5765, #7F8A57, #578A7C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1CDE0

Lighter +30%#B4AECC

Lighter +20%#988FB8

Lighter +10%#7B6FA5

Darker −10%#4C436B

Darker −20%#36304B

Darker −30%#1F1C2C

Darker −40%#09080D

More saturated +25%#523BA6

Less saturated −25%#717171

Channel breakdown

R98

G87

B138

Red98 (38.4%)

Green87 (34.1%)

Blue138 (54.1%)

Hue252.94°

Saturation (HSL)22.67%

Lightness44.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 57 · B 8A

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