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Recognised as Colour

#6286A1

  • #6286A1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6286A1 is a blue with RGB values 98, 134, 161 and HSL 206°, 25%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6286A1#6286A1
HEX#6286A1
RGBrgb(98, 134, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5255, 0.6314
RGB percentages38.4%, 52.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(205.7, 25.1%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.7, 39.1%, 63.1%)
CMYK39.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,456,993
CSS custom property--colour: #6286A1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2222WCAG 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 5.44:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#9D795E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B86A2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#727FA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#4C8D8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.1Slate grey · ΔE 8.6Steel blue · ΔE 14Gray · ΔE 19.2Cadetblue · ΔE 19.2Dim grey · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A17D62
Analogous#62A19C, #6267A1
Triadic#A16286, #86A162
Split complementary#A16267, #A19C62
Tetradic#9C62A1, #A17D62, #67A162

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2E8ED
Lighter +30%#C2D0DA
Lighter +20%#A2B7C7
Lighter +10%#829FB4
Darker −10%#4E6C82
Darker −20%#3B5162
Darker −30%#283742
Darker −40%#151C22
More saturated +25%#438AC0
Less saturated −25%#818282

Channel breakdown

R98
G134
B161
Red98 (38.4%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue205.71°
Saturation (HSL)25.1%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 86 · B A1

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