Recognised as Colour

#62679B

#62679B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#62679B is a blue with RGB values 98, 103, 155 and HSL 235°, 23%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#62679B#62679B

HEX#62679B

RGBrgb(98, 103, 155)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4039, 0.6078

RGB percentages38.4%, 40.4%, 60.8%

HSLhsl(234.7, 22.5%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.7, 36.8%, 60.8%)

CMYK36.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,449,051

CSS custom property--colour: #62679B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.34:1

Contrast with white5.34:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#9D9864

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#576D9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#53699Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Tritanopia#52717Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.93:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.3 Slate grey · ΔE 24 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.5 Dim grey · ΔE 31

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9B9662

Analogous#62849B, #79629B

Triadic#9B6267, #679B62

Split complementary#9B7A62, #849B62

Tetradic#9B6284, #9B9662, #629B7A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE0EA

Lighter +30%#BFC1D7

Lighter +20%#A0A3C3

Lighter +10%#8185AF

Darker −10%#4E527C

Darker −20%#3A3D5D

Darker −30%#27293D

Darker −40%#13141E

More saturated +25%#424DBB

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R98

G103

B155

Red98 (38.4%)

Green103 (40.4%)

Blue155 (60.8%)

Hue234.74°

Saturation (HSL)22.53%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 67 · B 9B

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Colour values

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