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Recognised as Colour

#6272EA

  • #6272EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6272EA is a blue with RGB values 98, 114, 234 and HSL 233°, 76%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6272EA#6272EA
HEX#6272EA
RGBrgb(98, 114, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4471, 0.9176
RGB percentages38.4%, 44.7%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(232.9, 76.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.9, 58.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK58.1%, 51.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,451,946
CSS custom property--colour: #6272EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20572WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.11:1
Contrast with white4.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#9D8D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E83EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0778E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008EA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.11:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6Slate blue · ΔE 11.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EADA62
Analogous#62B6EA, #9662EA
Triadic#EA6272, #72EA62
Split complementary#EA9662, #B6EA62
Tetradic#EA62B6, #EADA62, #62EA96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9EBFC
Lighter +20%#BCC3F6
Lighter +10%#8F9AF0
Darker −10%#354AE4
Darker −20%#1B30CB
Darker −30%#15259E
Darker −40%#0F1B71
More saturated +25%#4D62FF
Less saturated −25%#7883D4

Channel breakdown

R98
G114
B234
Red98 (38.4%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue232.94°
Saturation (HSL)76.4%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 72 · B EA

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