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Colour

#628EED

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

#628EED is a blue with RGB values 98, 142, 237 and HSL 221°, 79%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#628EED#628EED
HEX#628EED
RGBrgb(98, 142, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5569, 0.9294
RGB percentages38.4%, 55.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(221, 79.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221, 58.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK58.6%, 40.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,459,117
CSS custom property--colour: #628EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28057WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#9D7112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6597F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#528BEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.4Royal blue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC162
Analogous#62D4ED, #7C62ED
Triadic#ED628E, #8EED62
Split complementary#ED7B62, #D4ED62
Tetradic#ED62D3, #EDC162, #62ED7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF1FD
Lighter +20%#BED0F7
Lighter +10%#90AFF2
Darker −10%#346DE8
Darker −20%#1853D1
Darker −30%#1340A3
Darker −40%#0D2E76
More saturated +25%#5087FF
Less saturated −25%#7896D7

Channel breakdown

R98
G142
B237
Red98 (38.4%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue221.01°
Saturation (HSL)79.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 8E · B ED

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