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Recognised as Colour

#6280FF

  • #6280FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6280FF is a blue with RGB values 98, 128, 255 and HSL 229°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6280FF#6280FF
HEX#6280FF
RGBrgb(98, 128, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.502, 1
RGB percentages38.4%, 50.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(228.5, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.5, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK61.6%, 49.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,455,551
CSS custom property--colour: #6280FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#9D7F00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3991FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0983FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009DB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE162
Analogous#62CFFF, #9262FF
Triadic#FF6280, #80FF62
Split complementary#FF9262, #CFFF62
Tetradic#FF62CF, #FFE162, #62FF92

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#C8D3FF
Lighter +10%#95A9FF
Darker −10%#2F57FF
Darker −20%#0030FB
Darker −30%#0026C8
Darker −40%#001C95
More saturated +25%#6280FF
Less saturated −25%#768CEB

Channel breakdown

R98
G128
B255
Red98 (38.4%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue228.54°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 80 · B FF

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