Colour

#6293CB

#6293CB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6293CB is a blue with RGB values 98, 147, 203 and HSL 212°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6293CB

RGBrgb(98, 147, 203)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5765, 0.7961

RGB percentages38.4%, 57.6%, 79.6%

HSLhsl(212, 50.2%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212, 51.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK51.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,460,363

CSS custom property--colour: #6293CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27776WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#9D6C34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D95CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6F8BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#2BA0A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 23 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Slate grey · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.18, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CB9A62

Analogous#62C8CB, #6662CB

Triadic#CB6293, #93CB62

Split complementary#CB6662, #C7CB62

Tetradic#CB62C8, #CB9A62, #62CB66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFCFE

Lighter +30%#D5E2F1

Lighter +20%#AFC8E4

Lighter +10%#88ADD8

Darker −10%#3E79BC

Darker −20%#326095

Darker −30%#25486F

Darker −40%#182F49

More saturated +25%#4891E5

Less saturated −25%#7C95B1

Channel breakdown

R98

G147

B203

Red98 (38.4%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue203 (79.6%)

Hue212°

Saturation (HSL)50.24%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 93 · B CB

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