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Colour

#6277FF

  • #6277FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#6277FF is a blue with RGB values 98, 119, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#6277FF#6277FF
HEX#6277FF
RGBrgb(98, 119, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4667, 1
RGB percentages38.4%, 46.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(232, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK61.6%, 53.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,453,247
CSS custom property--colour: #6277FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#9D8800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#168BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0097B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 10Royal blue · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 16.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 9.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEA62
Analogous#62C6FF, #9B62FF
Triadic#FF6277, #77FF62
Split complementary#FF9B62, #C6FF62
Tetradic#FF62C6, #FFEA62, #62FF9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#C8CFFF
Lighter +10%#95A3FF
Darker −10%#2F4BFF
Darker −20%#0022FB
Darker −30%#001BC8
Darker −40%#001495
More saturated +25%#6277FF
Less saturated −25%#7685EB

Channel breakdown

R98
G119
B255
Red98 (38.4%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 77 · B FF

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