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Recognised as Colour

#6288D2

  • #6288D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6288D2 is a blue with RGB values 98, 136, 210 and HSL 220°, 55%, 60%. 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

#6288D2#6288D2
HEX#6288D2
RGBrgb(98, 136, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5333, 0.8235
RGB percentages38.4%, 53.3%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(219.6, 55.4%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.6, 53.3%, 82.4%)
CMYK53.3%, 35.2%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,457,554
CSS custom property--colour: #6288D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#9D772D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B8ED5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D84D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#2698A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Steel blue · ΔE 16.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 30Deep skyblue · ΔE 30Royal blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2AC62
Analogous#62C0D2, #7462D2
Triadic#D26288, #88D262
Split complementary#D27462, #C0D262
Tetradic#D262C0, #D2AC62, #62D274

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D9E2F4
Lighter +20%#B1C4E9
Lighter +10%#8AA6DD
Darker −10%#3A6AC7
Darker −20%#2E55A0
Darker −30%#234078
Darker −40%#172B51
More saturated +25%#4980EB
Less saturated −25%#7B90B9

Channel breakdown

R98
G136
B210
Red98 (38.4%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue219.64°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 88 · B D2

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