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Recognised as Colour

#60597C

  • #60597C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#60597C is a blue with RGB values 96, 89, 124 and HSL 252°, 16%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#60597C#60597C
HEX#60597C
RGBrgb(96, 89, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.349, 0.4863
RGB percentages37.6%, 34.9%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(252, 16.4%, 41.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(252, 28.2%, 48.6%)
CMYK22.6%, 28.2%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,314,364
CSS custom property--colour: #60597C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11087WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.53:1
Contrast with white6.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#9FA683

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#515E7Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#515D7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5A5F65no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 20.2Dim grey · ΔE 22.1Light slate grey · ΔE 22.2Steel blue · ΔE 23.8Gray · ΔE 25.7Dark slate grey · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 20.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#757C59
Analogous#59637C, #72597C
Triadic#7C6059, #597C60
Split complementary#7C7259, #647C59
Tetradic#7C5963, #757C59, #597C72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC9D8
Lighter +30%#B0ABC3
Lighter +20%#948DAE
Lighter +10%#787098
Darker −10%#49445E
Darker −20%#322E41
Darker −30%#1B1923
Darker −40%#040405
More saturated +25%#503E97
Less saturated −25%#6A6A6A

Channel breakdown

R96
G89
B124
Red96 (37.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue252°
Saturation (HSL)16.43%
Lightness41.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 59 · B 7C

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