Colour

#6280BE

#6280BE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6280BE is a blue with RGB values 98, 128, 190 and HSL 220°, 41%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6280BE

RGBrgb(98, 128, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.502, 0.7451

RGB percentages38.4%, 50.2%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(220.4, 41.4%, 56.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 48.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK48.4%, 32.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,455,486

CSS custom property--colour: #6280BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#9D7F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6985C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5F7DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Tritanopia#3C8D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16 Light slate grey · ΔE 26.3 Slate grey · ΔE 26.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#BEA062

Analogous#62AEBE, #7262BE

Triadic#BE6280, #80BE62

Split complementary#BE7262, #AEBE62

Tetradic#BE62AE, #BEA062, #62BE72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F2F5FA

Lighter +30%#CED8EB

Lighter +20%#AABADC

Lighter +10%#869DCD

Darker −10%#4565A8

Darker −20%#365084

Darker −30%#283A5F

Darker −40%#19243B

More saturated +25%#4676DA

Less saturated −25%#7E8AA2

Channel breakdown

R98

G128

B190

Red98 (38.4%)

Green128 (50.2%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue220.43°

Saturation (HSL)41.44%

Lightness56.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 80 · B BE

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