Recognised as Colour

#6298AA

#6298AA
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6298AA is a cyan with RGB values 98, 152, 170 and HSL 195°, 30%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#6298AA

RGBrgb(98, 152, 170)

RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5961, 0.6667

RGB percentages38.4%, 59.6%, 66.7%

HSLhsl(195, 29.8%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(195, 42.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK42.4%, 10.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,461,610

CSS custom property--colour: #6298AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1

Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#9D6755

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8D95ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#828DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#449E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.1 Slate grey · ΔE 13.7 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.1 Sky blue · ΔE 20.4 Teal · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AA7462

Analogous#62AA98, #6274AA

Triadic#AA6298, #98AA62

Split complementary#AA6274, #AA9862

Tetradic#9862AA, #AA7462, #74AA62

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6EFF2

Lighter +30%#C5D9E0

Lighter +20%#A4C3CE

Lighter +10%#83AEBC

Darker −10%#4C7D8D

Darker −20%#3A5F6C

Darker −30%#28424B

Darker −40%#16252A

More saturated +25%#44A7C8

Less saturated −25%#80898C

Channel breakdown

R98

G152

B170

Red98 (38.4%)

Green152 (59.6%)

Blue170 (66.7%)

Hue195°

Saturation (HSL)29.75%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 62 · G 98 · B AA

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