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Colour

#6275EA

  • #6275EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6275EA is a blue with RGB values 98, 117, 234 and HSL 232°, 76%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6275EA#6275EA
HEX#6275EA
RGBrgb(98, 117, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4588, 0.9176
RGB percentages38.4%, 45.9%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(231.6, 76.4%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 58.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK58.1%, 50%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,452,714
CSS custom property--colour: #6275EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1
Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#9D8A15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3685EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#1A79E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0090A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.6Slate blue · ΔE 12.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5Medium purple · ΔE 15Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD762
Analogous#62B9EA, #9362EA
Triadic#EA6275, #75EA62
Split complementary#EA9362, #B9EA62
Tetradic#EA62B9, #EAD762, #62EA93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9ECFC
Lighter +20%#BCC4F6
Lighter +10%#8F9DF0
Darker −10%#354DE4
Darker −20%#1B34CB
Darker −30%#15289E
Darker −40%#0F1D71
More saturated +25%#4D66FF
Less saturated −25%#7885D4

Channel breakdown

R98
G117
B234
Red98 (38.4%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue231.62°
Saturation (HSL)76.4%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 75 · B EA

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