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Recognised as Colour

#6289DF

  • #6289DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6289DF is a blue with RGB values 98, 137, 223 and HSL 221°, 66%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6289DF#6289DF
HEX#6289DF
RGBrgb(98, 137, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5373, 0.8745
RGB percentages38.4%, 53.7%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(221.3, 66.1%, 62.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 56.1%, 87.5%)
CMYK56.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,457,823
CSS custom property--colour: #6289DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.16:1
Contrast with white3.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.16:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#9D7620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6591E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#5586DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#079CA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.41:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.8Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.81, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB862
Analogous#62C8DF, #7962DF
Triadic#DF6289, #89DF62
Split complementary#DF7962, #C8DF62
Tetradic#DF62C8, #DFB862, #62DF79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1E9F9
Lighter +20%#B7C9F0
Lighter +10%#8CA9E8
Darker −10%#3869D6
Darker −20%#2552B6
Darker −30%#1C3F8C
Darker −40%#142C61
More saturated +25%#4A80F7
Less saturated −25%#7A92C7

Channel breakdown

R98
G137
B223
Red98 (38.4%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue221.28°
Saturation (HSL)66.14%
Lightness62.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 89 · B DF

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