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Recognised as Colour

#605ECC

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

#605ECC is a blue with RGB values 96, 94, 204 and HSL 241°, 52%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#605ECC#605ECC
HEX#605ECC
RGBrgb(96, 94, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3686, 0.8
RGB percentages37.6%, 36.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(241.1, 51.9%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 53.9%, 80%)
CMYK52.9%, 53.9%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,315,724
CSS custom property--colour: #605ECC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14852WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#9FA133

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1C70D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0567CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Tritanopia#31778Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 4.9Royal blue · ΔE 9.9Medium purple · ΔE 13.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 4.86, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CACC5E
Analogous#5E93CC, #975ECC
Triadic#CC605E, #5ECC60
Split complementary#CC975E, #93CC5E
Tetradic#CC5E93, #CACC5E, #5ECC97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F9FD
Lighter +30%#D3D2F1
Lighter +20%#ADABE5
Lighter +10%#8685D8
Darker −10%#3E3BBC
Darker −20%#312F95
Darker −30%#24236E
Darker −40%#181747
More saturated +25%#4643E7
Less saturated −25%#7A79B2

Channel breakdown

R96
G94
B204
Red96 (37.6%)
Green94 (36.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue241.09°
Saturation (HSL)51.89%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 5E · B CC

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