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Colour

#627ABB

  • #627ABB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#627ABB is a blue with RGB values 98, 122, 187 and HSL 224°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#627ABB#627ABB
HEX#627ABB
RGBrgb(98, 122, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4784, 0.7333
RGB percentages38.4%, 47.8%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(223.8, 39.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 47.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK47.6%, 34.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,453,947
CSS custom property--colour: #627ABB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#9D8544

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6280BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5978BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#3F8892no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.5Slate grey · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA362
Analogous#62A6BB, #7762BB
Triadic#BB627A, #7ABB62
Split complementary#BB7762, #A6BB62
Tetradic#BB62A6, #BBA362, #62BB77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F3F9
Lighter +30%#CDD4E9
Lighter +20%#A9B6DA
Lighter +10%#8698CA
Darker −10%#4760A3
Darker −20%#374B80
Darker −30%#28365C
Darker −40%#182139
More saturated +25%#466DD7
Less saturated −25%#7E879F

Channel breakdown

R98
G122
B187
Red98 (38.4%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue223.82°
Saturation (HSL)39.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 7A · B BB

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