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Recognised as Colour

#6293EF

  • #6293EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6293EF is a blue with RGB values 98, 147, 239 and HSL 219°, 82%, 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

#6293EF#6293EF
HEX#6293EF
RGBrgb(98, 147, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5765, 0.9373
RGB percentages38.4%, 57.6%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(219.1, 81.5%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 59%, 93.7%)
CMYK59%, 38.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,460,399
CSS custom property--colour: #6293EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.94:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.94:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#9D6C10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C9BF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#598EEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 2.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.9Steel blue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 2.49, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFBE62
Analogous#62DAEF, #7862EF
Triadic#EF6293, #93EF62
Split complementary#EF7862, #D9EF62
Tetradic#EF62D9, #EFBE62, #62EF78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF3FD
Lighter +20%#BFD3F8
Lighter +10%#90B3F4
Darker −10%#3473EA
Darker −20%#1658D5
Darker −30%#1145A7
Darker −40%#0C3279
More saturated +25%#528EFF
Less saturated −25%#789AD9

Channel breakdown

R98
G147
B239
Red98 (38.4%)
Green147 (57.6%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue219.15°
Saturation (HSL)81.5%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 93 · B EF

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