Colour

#626DBE

#626DBE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#626DBE is a blue with RGB values 98, 109, 190 and HSL 233°, 41%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#626DBE

RGBrgb(98, 109, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4275, 0.7451

RGB percentages38.4%, 42.7%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(232.8, 41.4%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 48.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK48.4%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,450,622

CSS custom property--colour: #626DBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17252WCAG 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 4.72:1

Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#9D9241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4D77C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#4570BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Tritanopia#3F7E8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.6 Medium purple · ΔE 20.7 Royal blue · ΔE 22.8 Slate blue · ΔE 22.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.81, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEB362

Analogous#629BBE, #8562BE

Triadic#BE626D, #6DBE62

Split complementary#BE8562, #9BBE62

Tetradic#BE629B, #BEB362, #62BE85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F3FA

Lighter +30%#CED2EB

Lighter +20%#AAB0DC

Lighter +10%#868FCD

Darker −10%#4551A8

Darker −20%#364084

Darker −30%#282E5F

Darker −40%#191D3B

More saturated +25%#4658DA

Less saturated −25%#7E82A2

Channel breakdown

R98

G109

B190

Red98 (38.4%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue232.83°

Saturation (HSL)41.44%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 6D · B BE

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Colour values

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