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Recognised as Colour

#6284D6

  • #6284D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6284D6 is a blue with RGB values 98, 132, 214 and HSL 222°, 59%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6284D6#6284D6
HEX#6284D6
RGBrgb(98, 132, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5176, 0.8392
RGB percentages38.4%, 51.8%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(222.4, 58.6%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 54.2%, 83.9%)
CMYK54.2%, 38.3%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,456,534
CSS custom property--colour: #6284D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#9D7B29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#638CD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5581D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2196A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 18Steel blue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6B462
Analogous#62BED6, #7A62D6
Triadic#D66284, #84D662
Split complementary#D67A62, #BED662
Tetradic#D662BE, #D6B462, #62D67A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBE3F6
Lighter +20%#B3C3EB
Lighter +10%#8AA4E1
Darker −10%#3A64CB
Darker −20%#2B50A7
Darker −30%#213C7E
Darker −40%#162956
More saturated +25%#497AEF
Less saturated −25%#7B8EBD

Channel breakdown

R98
G132
B214
Red98 (38.4%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue222.41°
Saturation (HSL)58.59%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 84 · B D6

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