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Recognised as Colour

#6286D0

  • #6286D0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6286D0 is a blue with RGB values 98, 134, 208 and HSL 220°, 54%, 60%. 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

#6286D0#6286D0
HEX#6286D0
RGBrgb(98, 134, 208)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5255, 0.8157
RGB percentages38.4%, 52.5%, 81.6%
HSLhsl(220.4, 53.9%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 52.9%, 81.6%)
CMYK52.9%, 35.6%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,457,040
CSS custom property--colour: #6286D0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24201WCAG 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 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#9D792F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#698CD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C82CEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2996A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.2Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Royal blue · ΔE 30.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0AC62
Analogous#62BDD0, #7562D0
Triadic#D06286, #86D062
Split complementary#D07562, #BDD062
Tetradic#D062BD, #D0AC62, #62D075

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8E1F3
Lighter +20%#B1C3E8
Lighter +10%#89A4DC
Darker −10%#3B68C4
Darker −20%#2F539D
Darker −30%#233E76
Darker −40%#18294F
More saturated +25%#497DEA
Less saturated −25%#7B8FB7

Channel breakdown

R98
G134
B208
Red98 (38.4%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue208 (81.6%)
Hue220.36°
Saturation (HSL)53.92%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 86 · B D0

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