Colour

#6288C8

#6288C8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6288C8 is a blue with RGB values 98, 136, 200 and HSL 218°, 48%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6288C8

RGBrgb(98, 136, 200)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5333, 0.7843

RGB percentages38.4%, 53.3%, 78.4%

HSLhsl(217.6, 48.1%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 51%, 78.4%)

CMYK51%, 32%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,457,544

CSS custom property--colour: #6288C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24375WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1

Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#9D7737

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6F8DCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6383C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Tritanopia#31969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.01, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C8A262

Analogous#62BBC8, #6F62C8

Triadic#C86288, #88C862

Split complementary#C86F62, #BBC862

Tetradic#C862BB, #C8A262, #62C86F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F9FBFD

Lighter +30%#D3DEF0

Lighter +20%#AEC1E2

Lighter +10%#88A5D5

Darker −10%#406CB7

Darker −20%#335691

Darker −30%#26406B

Darker −40%#182946

More saturated +25%#4881E3

Less saturated −25%#7D8FAE

Channel breakdown

R98

G136

B200

Red98 (38.4%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue200 (78.4%)

Hue217.65°

Saturation (HSL)48.11%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 88 · B C8

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