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Recognised as Colour

#6294ED

  • #6294ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6294ED is a blue with RGB values 98, 148, 237 and HSL 218°, 79%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6294ED#6294ED
HEX#6294ED
RGBrgb(98, 148, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5804, 0.9294
RGB percentages38.4%, 58%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(218.4, 79.4%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 58.6%, 92.9%)
CMYK58.6%, 37.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,460,653
CSS custom property--colour: #6294ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#9D6B12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E9CF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8FEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 0.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 0.72, indistinguishable to the eye
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDBB62
Analogous#62DAED, #7562ED
Triadic#ED6294, #94ED62
Split complementary#ED7662, #DAED62
Tetradic#ED62DA, #EDBB62, #62ED76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF2FD
Lighter +20%#BED2F7
Lighter +10%#90B3F2
Darker −10%#3475E8
Darker −20%#185BD1
Darker −30%#1347A3
Darker −40%#0D3376
More saturated +25%#508FFF
Less saturated −25%#789AD7

Channel breakdown

R98
G148
B237
Red98 (38.4%)
Green148 (58%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue218.42°
Saturation (HSL)79.43%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 94 · B ED

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