Colour

#62697B

#62697B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#62697B is a blue with RGB values 98, 105, 123 and HSL 223°, 11%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#62697B#62697B

HEX#62697B

RGBrgb(98, 105, 123)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4118, 0.4824

RGB percentages38.4%, 41.2%, 48.2%

HSLhsl(223.2, 11.3%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223.2, 20.3%, 48.2%)

CMYK20.3%, 14.6%, 0%, 51.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,449,531

CSS custom property--colour: #62697B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1413WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#9D9684

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#646A7Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#62687Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#5C6C6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.2 Dim grey · ΔE 11 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Gray · ΔE 14.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 20 Steel blue · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7B7462

Analogous#62757B, #68627B

Triadic#7B6269, #697B62

Split complementary#7B6862, #757B62

Tetradic#7B6275, #7B7462, #627B68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0D2D9

Lighter +30%#B3B8C3

Lighter +20%#979DAC

Lighter +10%#7B8295

Darker −10%#4B515F

Darker −20%#353942

Darker −30%#1E2026

Darker −40%#080809

More saturated +25%#465D97

Less saturated −25%#6F6F6F

Channel breakdown

R98

G105

B123

Red98 (38.4%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue123 (48.2%)

Hue223.2°

Saturation (HSL)11.31%

Lightness43.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 69 · B 7B

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Colour values

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