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Recognised as Colour

#626FB4

  • #626FB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#626FB4 is a blue with RGB values 98, 111, 180 and HSL 230°, 35%, 55%. 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

#626FB4#626FB4
HEX#626FB4
RGBrgb(98, 111, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4353, 0.7059
RGB percentages38.4%, 43.5%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(230.5, 35.3%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.5, 45.6%, 70.6%)
CMYK45.6%, 38.3%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,451,124
CSS custom property--colour: #626FB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17261WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.5 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#9D904B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5677B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4F70B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#457D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 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 17.9Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 26.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4A762
Analogous#6298B4, #7E62B4
Triadic#B4626F, #6FB462
Split complementary#B47E62, #98B462
Tetradic#B46298, #B4A762, #62B47E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEEF6
Lighter +30%#CACEE5
Lighter +20%#A7AED5
Lighter +10%#858FC4
Darker −10%#49569A
Darker −20%#394377
Darker −30%#282F55
Darker −40%#181C32
More saturated +25%#455BD1
Less saturated −25%#7F8397

Channel breakdown

R98
G111
B180
Red98 (38.4%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue230.49°
Saturation (HSL)35.34%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 6F · B B4

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