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Recognised as Colour

#6279FE

  • #6279FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6279FE is a blue with RGB values 98, 121, 254 and HSL 231°, 99%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6279FE#6279FE
HEX#6279FE
RGBrgb(98, 121, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4745, 0.9961
RGB percentages38.4%, 47.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(231.2, 98.7%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.2, 61.4%, 99.6%)
CMYK61.4%, 52.4%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,453,758
CSS custom property--colour: #6279FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#9D8601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#238CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#007EFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Tritanopia#0098B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 10.9Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEE762
Analogous#62C7FE, #9962FE
Triadic#FE6279, #79FE62
Split complementary#FE9962, #C7FE62
Tetradic#FE62C7, #FEE762, #62FE99

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFBFF
Lighter +20%#C7D0FF
Lighter +10%#95A4FE
Darker −10%#2F4EFE
Darker −20%#0226F8
Darker −30%#011EC6
Darker −40%#011693
More saturated +25%#6178FF
Less saturated −25%#7687EA

Channel breakdown

R98
G121
B254
Red98 (38.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue231.15°
Saturation (HSL)98.73%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 79 · B FE

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