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Recognised as Colour

#6290DB

  • #6290DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6290DB is a blue with RGB values 98, 144, 219 and HSL 217°, 63%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6290DB#6290DB
HEX#6290DB
RGBrgb(98, 144, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5647, 0.8588
RGB percentages38.4%, 56.5%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(217.2, 62.7%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 55.3%, 85.9%)
CMYK55.3%, 34.2%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,459,611
CSS custom property--colour: #6290DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27658WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#9D6F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7296DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#628AD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#10A1ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.1Light skyblue · ΔE 30.1Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.43, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBAD62
Analogous#62CDDB, #7162DB
Triadic#DB6290, #90DB62
Split complementary#DB7162, #CDDB62
Tetradic#DB62CD, #DBAD62, #62DB71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DEE8F8
Lighter +20%#B5CBEE
Lighter +10%#8BADE5
Darker −10%#3973D1
Darker −20%#285BAF
Darker −30%#1F4685
Darker −40%#15305C
More saturated +25%#4A8AF3
Less saturated −25%#7A96C3

Channel breakdown

R98
G144
B219
Red98 (38.4%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue217.19°
Saturation (HSL)62.69%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 90 · B DB

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