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Recognised as Colour

#6298FF

  • #6298FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6298FF is a blue with RGB values 98, 152, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6298FF#6298FF
HEX#6298FF
RGBrgb(98, 152, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.5961, 1
RGB percentages38.4%, 59.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.4, 100%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 61.6%, 100%)
CMYK61.6%, 40.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,461,695
CSS custom property--colour: #6298FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32273WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#9D6700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6AA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5393FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.6Royal blue · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Slate blue · ΔE 29.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.34, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC962
Analogous#62E6FF, #7B62FF
Triadic#FF6298, #98FF62
Split complementary#FF7B62, #E6FF62
Tetradic#FF62E6, #FFC962, #62FF7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFCFF
Lighter +20%#C8DBFF
Lighter +10%#95B9FF
Darker −10%#2F77FF
Darker −20%#0056FB
Darker −30%#0045C8
Darker −40%#003395
More saturated +25%#6298FF
Less saturated −25%#769EEB

Channel breakdown

R98
G152
B255
Red98 (38.4%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.36°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 98 · B FF

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