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Recognised as Colour

#628AE7

  • #628AE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#628AE7 is a blue with RGB values 98, 138, 231 and HSL 222°, 73%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#628AE7#628AE7
HEX#628AE7
RGBrgb(98, 138, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5412, 0.9059
RGB percentages38.4%, 54.1%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(222, 73.5%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222, 57.6%, 90.6%)
CMYK57.6%, 40.3%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,458,087
CSS custom property--colour: #628AE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26543WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.31:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#9D7518

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6293EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5187E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009FADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.7Slate blue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.75, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7BF62
Analogous#62CDE7, #7C62E7
Triadic#E7628A, #8AE762
Split complementary#E77C62, #CDE762
Tetradic#E762CD, #E7BF62, #62E77C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7EDFB
Lighter +20%#BACCF5
Lighter +10%#8EABEE
Darker −10%#3669E0
Darker −20%#1E50C5
Darker −30%#173E99
Darker −40%#112C6C
More saturated +25%#4B81FE
Less saturated −25%#7993D0

Channel breakdown

R98
G138
B231
Red98 (38.4%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue221.95°
Saturation (HSL)73.48%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 8A · B E7

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