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Colour

#6288FF

  • #6288FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6288FF is a blue with RGB values 98, 136, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6288FF#6288FF
HEX#6288FF
RGBrgb(98, 136, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5333, 1
RGB percentages38.4%, 53.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(225.5, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK61.6%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,457,599
CSS custom property--colour: #6288FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#9D7700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C96FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F88FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 19.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD962
Analogous#62D6FF, #8A62FF
Triadic#FF6288, #88FF62
Split complementary#FF8B62, #D6FF62
Tetradic#FF62D7, #FFD962, #62FF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#C8D5FF
Lighter +10%#95AFFF
Darker −10%#2F61FF
Darker −20%#003DFB
Darker −30%#0030C8
Darker −40%#002495
More saturated +25%#6288FF
Less saturated −25%#7692EB

Channel breakdown

R98
G136
B255
Red98 (38.4%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue225.48°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 88 · B FF

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