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Recognised as Colour

#6295AE

  • #6295AE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#6295AE is a cyan with RGB values 98, 149, 174 and HSL 200°, 32%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#6295AE#6295AE
HEX#6295AE
RGBrgb(98, 149, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5843, 0.6824
RGB percentages38.4%, 58.4%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(199.7, 31.9%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(199.7, 43.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK43.7%, 14.4%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,460,846
CSS custom property--colour: #6295AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1
Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#9D6A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8993AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#7E8BAEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#429C9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 11.3Slate grey · ΔE 12.9Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Sky blue · ΔE 20.8Light steelblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE7B62
Analogous#62AEA1, #626FAE
Triadic#AE6295, #95AE62
Split complementary#AE626F, #AEA162
Tetradic#A162AE, #AE7B62, #6FAE62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F0F3
Lighter +30%#C7D9E2
Lighter +20%#A5C2D1
Lighter +10%#84ACBF
Darker −10%#4B7B92
Darker −20%#3A5E70
Darker −30%#29424F
Darker −40%#17262D
More saturated +25%#449FCC
Less saturated −25%#808B90

Channel breakdown

R98
G149
B174
Red98 (38.4%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue199.74°
Saturation (HSL)31.93%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 95 · B AE

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