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Recognised as Colour

#605DDC

  • #605DDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#605DDC is a blue with RGB values 96, 93, 220 and HSL 241°, 64%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#605DDC#605DDC
HEX#605DDC
RGBrgb(96, 93, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3647, 0.8627
RGB percentages37.6%, 36.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(241.4, 64.5%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 57.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK56.4%, 57.7%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,315,484
CSS custom property--colour: #605DDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#9FA223

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Tritanopia#1A7B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.2Royal blue · ΔE 10.7Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9DC5D
Analogous#5D99DC, #A05DDC
Triadic#DC605D, #5DDC60
Split complementary#DCA05D, #99DC5D
Tetradic#DC5D9A, #D9DC5D, #5DDCA0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DBDBF7
Lighter +20%#B2B1EE
Lighter +10%#8987E5
Darker −10%#3733D3
Darker −20%#2925AE
Darker −30%#1F1C84
Darker −40%#15135A
More saturated +25%#4944F5
Less saturated −25%#7776C3

Channel breakdown

R96
G93
B220
Red96 (37.6%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue241.42°
Saturation (HSL)64.47%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 5D · B DC

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