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Recognised as Colour

#60598D

  • #60598D
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#60598D is a blue with RGB values 96, 89, 141 and HSL 248°, 23%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#60598D#60598D
HEX#60598D
RGBrgb(96, 89, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.349, 0.5529
RGB percentages37.6%, 34.9%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(248.1, 22.6%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 36.9%, 55.3%)
CMYK31.9%, 36.9%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,314,381
CSS custom property--colour: #60598D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11555WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#9FA672

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A618Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A5E8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#55626Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Steel blue · ΔE 23.3Slate grey · ΔE 27.5Light slate grey · ΔE 28.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.9Dim grey · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 20.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#868D59
Analogous#596C8D, #7A598D
Triadic#8D6059, #598D60
Split complementary#8D7A59, #6C8D59
Tetradic#8D596C, #868D59, #598D7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3D0E2
Lighter +30%#B5B1CE
Lighter +20%#9792BA
Lighter +10%#7A73A6
Darker −10%#4B456E
Darker −20%#35324E
Darker −30%#201E2F
Darker −40%#0B0A10
More saturated +25%#4B3CAA
Less saturated −25%#737373

Channel breakdown

R96
G89
B141
Red96 (37.6%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue248.08°
Saturation (HSL)22.61%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 59 · B 8D

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