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Recognised as Colour

#6292ED

  • #6292ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6292ED is a blue with RGB values 98, 146, 237 and HSL 219°, 79%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6292ED#6292ED
HEX#6292ED
RGBrgb(98, 146, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5725, 0.9294
RGB percentages38.4%, 57.3%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(219.3, 79.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 58.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK58.6%, 38.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,460,141
CSS custom property--colour: #6292ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29269WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.85:1
Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#9D6D12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9AF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#598DEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A6B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 2.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 2.2, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDBD62
Analogous#62D7ED, #7862ED
Triadic#ED6292, #92ED62
Split complementary#ED7862, #D7ED62
Tetradic#ED62D7, #EDBD62, #62ED78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF1FD
Lighter +20%#BED2F7
Lighter +10%#90B2F2
Darker −10%#3472E8
Darker −20%#1858D1
Darker −30%#1345A3
Darker −40%#0D3176
More saturated +25%#508CFF
Less saturated −25%#7899D7

Channel breakdown

R98
G146
B237
Red98 (38.4%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue219.28°
Saturation (HSL)79.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 92 · B ED

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