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Recognised as Colour

#62879E

  • #62879E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#62879E is a blue with RGB values 98, 135, 158 and HSL 203°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#62879E#62879E
HEX#62879E
RGBrgb(98, 135, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5294, 0.6196
RGB percentages38.4%, 52.9%, 62%
HSLhsl(203, 23.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203, 38%, 62%)
CMYK38%, 14.6%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,457,246
CSS custom property--colour: #62879E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#9D7861

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D869Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#747F9Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4D8D8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 7.1Slate grey · ΔE 7.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.2Cadetblue · ΔE 17Gray · ΔE 17.8Dim grey · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E7962
Analogous#629E97, #62699E
Triadic#9E6287, #879E62
Split complementary#9E6269, #9E9762
Tetradic#97629E, #9E7962, #699E62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E7EC
Lighter +30%#C1CFD8
Lighter +20%#A1B7C5
Lighter +10%#829FB1
Darker −10%#4E6C7F
Darker −20%#3B515F
Darker −30%#273640
Darker −40%#141B20
More saturated +25%#428EBE
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R98
G135
B158
Red98 (38.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue203°
Saturation (HSL)23.62%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 87 · B 9E

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