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Colour

#6287FF

  • #6287FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6287FF is a blue with RGB values 98, 135, 255 and HSL 226°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6287FF#6287FF
HEX#6287FF
RGBrgb(98, 135, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5294, 1
RGB percentages38.4%, 52.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.9, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK61.6%, 47.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,457,343
CSS custom property--colour: #6287FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27145WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#9D7800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C88FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.3Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDA62
Analogous#62D5FF, #8C62FF
Triadic#FF6287, #87FF62
Split complementary#FF8C62, #D5FF62
Tetradic#FF62D5, #FFDA62, #62FF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#C8D5FF
Lighter +10%#95AEFF
Darker −10%#2F60FF
Darker −20%#003BFB
Darker −30%#002FC8
Darker −40%#002395
More saturated +25%#6287FF
Less saturated −25%#7691EB

Channel breakdown

R98
G135
B255
Red98 (38.4%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 87 · B FF

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