Recognised as Colour

#62638C

#62638C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#62638C is a blue with RGB values 98, 99, 140 and HSL 239°, 18%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#62638C#62638C

HEX#62638C

RGBrgb(98, 99, 140)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.3882, 0.549

RGB percentages38.4%, 38.8%, 54.9%

HSLhsl(238.6, 17.6%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(238.6, 30%, 54.9%)

CMYK30%, 29.3%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,448,012

CSS custom property--colour: #62638C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.7:1

Contrast with white5.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#9D9C73

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#57688Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#56658Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#586A71no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.9 Slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.8 Dim grey · ΔE 24.7 Gray · ΔE 26.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.93, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8C8B62

Analogous#62788C, #76628C

Triadic#8C6263, #638C62

Split complementary#8C7662, #788C62

Tetradic#8C6278, #8C8B62, #628C76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7D7E3

Lighter +30%#B9BACE

Lighter +20%#9B9CB9

Lighter +10%#7D7EA4

Darker −10%#4D4E6E

Darker −20%#383950

Darker −30%#232332

Darker −40%#0E0E14

More saturated +25%#4447AA

Less saturated −25%#777777

Channel breakdown

R98

G99

B140

Red98 (38.4%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue140 (54.9%)

Hue238.57°

Saturation (HSL)17.65%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 63 · B 8C

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