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Recognised as Colour

#6287CC

  • #6287CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6287CC is a blue with RGB values 98, 135, 204 and HSL 219°, 51%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6287CC#6287CC
HEX#6287CC
RGBrgb(98, 135, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5294, 0.8
RGB percentages38.4%, 52.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(219.1, 51%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 52%, 80%)
CMYK52%, 33.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,457,292
CSS custom property--colour: #6287CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#9D7833

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C8DCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6083CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2E96A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.4Steel blue · ΔE 13.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.4Light slate grey · ΔE 29.9Slate grey · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCA762
Analogous#62BCCC, #7262CC
Triadic#CC6287, #87CC62
Split complementary#CC7262, #BCCC62
Tetradic#CC62BC, #CCA762, #62CC72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFE
Lighter +30%#D5DFF2
Lighter +20%#AFC2E5
Lighter +10%#88A4D9
Darker −10%#3E6ABD
Darker −20%#315597
Darker −30%#253F70
Darker −40%#18294A
More saturated +25%#487FE6
Less saturated −25%#7C8FB2

Channel breakdown

R98
G135
B204
Red98 (38.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue219.06°
Saturation (HSL)50.96%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 87 · B CC

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