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Colour

#6299CA

  • #6299CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6299CA is a blue with RGB values 98, 153, 202 and HSL 208°, 50%, 59%. 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

#6299CA#6299CA
HEX#6299CA
RGBrgb(98, 153, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.6, 0.7922
RGB percentages38.4%, 60%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(208.3, 49.5%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 51.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK51.5%, 24.3%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,461,898
CSS custom property--colour: #6299CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29643WCAG 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 6.93:1
Contrast with white3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#919191
Inverted#9D6635

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#859ACCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#778FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#2AA5AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Light slate grey · ΔE 20.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 21Slate grey · ΔE 22Sky blue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9362
Analogous#62CAC7, #6265CA
Triadic#CA6299, #99CA62
Split complementary#CA6265, #CAC762
Tetradic#C762CA, #CA9362, #65CA62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFD
Lighter +30%#D4E3F1
Lighter +20%#AECBE4
Lighter +10%#88B2D7
Darker −10%#3F80BA
Darker −20%#326694
Darker −30%#254C6E
Darker −40%#183148
More saturated +25%#489BE4
Less saturated −25%#7C97B0

Channel breakdown

R98
G153
B202
Red98 (38.4%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue208.27°
Saturation (HSL)49.52%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 99 · B CA

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