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Recognised as Colour

#627FBC

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

#627FBC is a blue with RGB values 98, 127, 188 and HSL 221°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#627FBC#627FBC
HEX#627FBC
RGBrgb(98, 127, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.498, 0.7373
RGB percentages38.4%, 49.8%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(220.7, 40.2%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 47.9%, 73.7%)
CMYK47.9%, 32.4%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,455,228
CSS custom property--colour: #627FBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#9D8043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6884BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E7CBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3D8C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.7Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 29Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9F62
Analogous#62ACBC, #7262BC
Triadic#BC627F, #7FBC62
Split complementary#BC7262, #ACBC62
Tetradic#BC62AC, #BC9F62, #62BC72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F4F9
Lighter +30%#CDD6EA
Lighter +20%#A9B9DB
Lighter +10%#869CCB
Darker −10%#4665A5
Darker −20%#374F81
Darker −30%#28395D
Darker −40%#192339
More saturated +25%#4675D8
Less saturated −25%#7E89A0

Channel breakdown

R98
G127
B188
Red98 (38.4%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue220.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.18%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 7F · B BC

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