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Colour

#6296A3

  • #6296A3
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#6296A3 is a cyan with RGB values 98, 150, 163 and HSL 192°, 26%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6296A3#6296A3
HEX#6296A3
RGBrgb(98, 150, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5882, 0.6392
RGB percentages38.4%, 58.8%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(192, 26.1%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(192, 39.9%, 63.9%)
CMYK39.9%, 8%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,461,091
CSS custom property--colour: #6296A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.41:1
Contrast with white3.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8C8C8C
Inverted#9D695C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8D93A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#828BA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Tritanopia#489B9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 7.9Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1Slate grey · ΔE 13.3Dark cyan · ΔE 18.4Teal · ΔE 18.9Gray · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A36F62
Analogous#62A390, #6275A3
Triadic#A36296, #96A362
Split complementary#A36275, #A38F62
Tetradic#9062A3, #A36F62, #76A362

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3ECEE
Lighter +30%#C2D7DC
Lighter +20%#A2C1C9
Lighter +10%#82ACB6
Darker −10%#4E7984
Darker −20%#3B5C64
Darker −30%#283E44
Darker −40%#152124
More saturated +25%#43A9C2
Less saturated −25%#818384

Channel breakdown

R98
G150
B163
Red98 (38.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue192°
Saturation (HSL)26.1%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 96 · B A3

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