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Recognised as Colour

#6298CE

  • #6298CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6298CE is a blue with RGB values 98, 152, 206 and HSL 210°, 52%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6298CE#6298CE
HEX#6298CE
RGBrgb(98, 152, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5961, 0.8078
RGB percentages38.4%, 59.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(210, 52.4%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 52.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK52.4%, 26.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,461,646
CSS custom property--colour: #6298CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29509WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#9D6731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#748FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#25A5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE9862
Analogous#62CECE, #6262CE
Triadic#CE6298, #98CE62
Split complementary#CE6262, #CECE62
Tetradic#CE62CE, #CE9862, #62CE62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#D7E5F2
Lighter +20%#B0CBE6
Lighter +10%#89B2DA
Darker −10%#3C7FC1
Darker −20%#30659A
Darker −30%#244C73
Darker −40%#18324C
More saturated +25%#4898E8
Less saturated −25%#7C98B4

Channel breakdown

R98
G152
B206
Red98 (38.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)52.43%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 98 · B CE

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