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Recognised as Colour

#6286DE

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

#6286DE is a blue with RGB values 98, 134, 222 and HSL 223°, 65%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6286DE#6286DE
HEX#6286DE
RGBrgb(98, 134, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5255, 0.8706
RGB percentages38.4%, 52.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(222.6, 65.3%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 55.9%, 87.1%)
CMYK55.9%, 39.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,457,054
CSS custom property--colour: #6286DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24921WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#9D7921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#618FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5284DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0E99A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.1Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.16, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEBA62
Analogous#62C4DE, #7C62DE
Triadic#DE6286, #86DE62
Split complementary#DE7C62, #C4DE62
Tetradic#DE62C4, #DEBA62, #62DE7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E7F9
Lighter +20%#B6C7F0
Lighter +10%#8CA6E7
Darker −10%#3866D5
Darker −20%#264FB4
Darker −30%#1D3D8A
Darker −40%#142A60
More saturated +25%#4A7CF6
Less saturated −25%#7A90C6

Channel breakdown

R98
G134
B222
Red98 (38.4%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue222.58°
Saturation (HSL)65.26%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 86 · B DE

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