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Recognised as Colour

#627DBB

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

#627DBB is a blue with RGB values 98, 125, 187 and HSL 222°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#627DBB#627DBB
HEX#627DBB
RGBrgb(98, 125, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.4902, 0.7333
RGB percentages38.4%, 49%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(221.8, 39.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 47.6%, 73.3%)
CMYK47.6%, 33.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,454,715
CSS custom property--colour: #627DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#9D8244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6682BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C7ABAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3E8A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBA062
Analogous#62A9BB, #7462BB
Triadic#BB627D, #7DBB62
Split complementary#BB7462, #AABB62
Tetradic#BB62A9, #BBA062, #62BB74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F3F9
Lighter +30%#CDD5E9
Lighter +20%#A9B8DA
Lighter +10%#869ACA
Darker −10%#4763A3
Darker −20%#374D80
Darker −30%#28385C
Darker −40%#182239
More saturated +25%#4672D7
Less saturated −25%#7E889F

Channel breakdown

R98
G125
B187
Red98 (38.4%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue221.8°
Saturation (HSL)39.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 7D · B BB

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