Colour

#62657C

#62657C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#62657C is a blue with RGB values 98, 101, 124 and HSL 233°, 12%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#62657C#62657C

HEX#62657C

RGBrgb(98, 101, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.3961, 0.4863

RGB percentages38.4%, 39.6%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(233.1, 11.7%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 21%, 48.6%)

CMYK21%, 18.5%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,448,508

CSS custom property--colour: #62657C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13359WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#9D9A83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5F677Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E657Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#5C696Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 11.7 Dim grey · ΔE 13.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Gray · ΔE 17.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1 Steel blue · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C7962

Analogous#62727C, #6C627C

Triadic#7C6265, #657C62

Split complementary#7C6C62, #727C62

Tetradic#7C6272, #7C7962, #627C6C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0D1DA

Lighter +30%#B4B5C3

Lighter +20%#979AAD

Lighter +10%#7B7E96

Darker −10%#4B4E60

Darker −20%#353743

Darker −30%#1E1F27

Darker −40%#08080A

More saturated +25%#465098

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R98

G101

B124

Red98 (38.4%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue233.08°

Saturation (HSL)11.71%

Lightness43.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 65 · B 7C

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Colour values

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