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Recognised as Colour

#605B70

  • #605B70
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#605B70 is a blue with RGB values 96, 91, 112 and HSL 254°, 10%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#605B70#605B70
HEX#605B70
RGBrgb(96, 91, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3569, 0.4392
RGB percentages37.6%, 35.7%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(254.3, 10.3%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 18.7%, 43.9%)
CMYK14.3%, 18.7%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,314,864
CSS custom property--colour: #605B70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.51:1
Contrast with white6.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#9FA48F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#575E71no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#575E6Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#5D5E62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 13.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.7Light slate grey · ΔE 18.4Gray · ΔE 18.9Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 13.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B705B
Analogous#5B6170, #6A5B70
Triadic#70605B, #5B7060
Split complementary#706B5B, #61705B
Tetradic#705B61, #6B705B, #5B706A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9C6D1
Lighter +30%#AEAABA
Lighter +20%#938EA3
Lighter +10%#78728C
Darker −10%#484454
Darker −20%#302D38
Darker −30%#18161C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#534289
Less saturated −25%#666666

Channel breakdown

R96
G91
B112
Red96 (37.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue254.29°
Saturation (HSL)10.34%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 5B · B 70

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