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Recognised as Colour

#6268CC

  • #6268CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6268CC is a blue with RGB values 98, 104, 204 and HSL 237°, 51%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6268CC#6268CC
HEX#6268CC
RGBrgb(98, 104, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4078, 0.8
RGB percentages38.4%, 40.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(236.6, 51%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.6, 52%, 80%)
CMYK52%, 49%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,449,356
CSS custom property--colour: #6268CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#9D9733

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3976D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2D6ECAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#347E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Medium purple · ΔE 13.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 11.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCC662
Analogous#629DCC, #9162CC
Triadic#CC6268, #68CC62
Split complementary#CC9162, #9DCC62
Tetradic#CC629D, #CCC662, #62CC91

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFCFE
Lighter +30%#D5D7F2
Lighter +20%#AFB2E5
Lighter +10%#888DD9
Darker −10%#3E45BD
Darker −20%#313797
Darker −30%#252970
Darker −40%#181B4A
More saturated +25%#4851E6
Less saturated −25%#7C7FB2

Channel breakdown

R98
G104
B204
Red98 (38.4%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue236.6°
Saturation (HSL)50.96%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 68 · B CC

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