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Recognised as Colour

#629DF9

  • #629DF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#629DF9 is a blue with RGB values 98, 157, 249 and HSL 217°, 93%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#629DF9#629DF9
HEX#629DF9
RGBrgb(98, 157, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.3843, 0.6157, 0.9765
RGB percentages38.4%, 61.6%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(216.6, 92.6%, 68%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 60.6%, 97.6%)
CMYK60.6%, 36.9%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,462,969
CSS custom property--colour: #629DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3355WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#9D6206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A4FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6196F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00B2BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 26Royal blue · ΔE 28.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.75, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9BE62
Analogous#62E9F9, #7262F9
Triadic#F9629D, #9DF962
Split complementary#F97262, #E9F962
Tetradic#F962E9, #F9BE62, #62F972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F9FF
Lighter +20%#C4DAFD
Lighter +10%#93BCFB
Darker −10%#317EF7
Darker −20%#0962EC
Darker −30%#074DBB
Darker −40%#05398A
More saturated +25%#5C9CFF
Less saturated −25%#76A1E5

Channel breakdown

R98
G157
B249
Red98 (38.4%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue216.56°
Saturation (HSL)92.64%
Lightness68.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 62 · G 9D · B F9

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