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Recognised as Colour

#605B89

  • #605B89
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#605B89 is a blue with RGB values 96, 91, 137 and HSL 247°, 20%, 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 Steel blue.

Colour values

#605B89#605B89
HEX#605B89
RGBrgb(96, 91, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3569, 0.5373
RGB percentages37.6%, 35.7%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(246.5, 20.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.5, 33.6%, 53.7%)
CMYK29.9%, 33.6%, 0%, 46.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,314,889
CSS custom property--colour: #605B89;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11775WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#9FA476

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E618Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E5F88no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#56636Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.5Dim grey · ΔE 28.3Gray · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#84895B
Analogous#5B6D89, #775B89
Triadic#89605B, #5B8960
Split complementary#89775B, #6D895B
Tetradic#895B6D, #84895B, #5B8977

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2D0E0
Lighter +30%#B4B1CC
Lighter +20%#9793B7
Lighter +10%#7974A3
Darker −10%#4B476A
Darker −20%#35324C
Darker −30%#201E2D
Darker −40%#0A0A0E
More saturated +25%#4A3FA5
Less saturated −25%#727272

Channel breakdown

R96
G91
B137
Red96 (37.6%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue246.52°
Saturation (HSL)20.18%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 5B · B 89

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