Colour

#626A81

#626A81
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#626A81 is a blue with RGB values 98, 106, 129 and HSL 225°, 14%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#626A81#626A81

HEX#626A81

RGBrgb(98, 106, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4157, 0.5059

RGB percentages38.4%, 41.6%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(224.5, 13.7%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 24%, 50.6%)

CMYK24%, 17.8%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,449,793

CSS custom property--colour: #626A81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1449WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1

Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#9D957E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#636C82no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#616980no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#5A6E72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.2 Dim grey · ΔE 14 Gray · ΔE 16.4 Steel blue · ΔE 21 Dark slate grey · ΔE 22.1

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.66, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#817962

Analogous#627A81, #696281

Triadic#81626A, #6A8162

Split complementary#816A62, #7A8162

Tetradic#81627A, #817962, #62816A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2D5DD

Lighter +30%#B5BAC7

Lighter +20%#989FB1

Lighter +10%#7B839B

Darker −10%#4C5264

Darker −20%#363A47

Darker −30%#20232A

Darker −40%#0A0B0D

More saturated +25%#465C9D

Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R98

G106

B129

Red98 (38.4%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue224.52°

Saturation (HSL)13.66%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 6A · B 81

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Colour values

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