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Recognised as Colour

#605F8C

  • #605F8C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#605F8C is a blue with RGB values 96, 95, 140 and HSL 241°, 19%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#605F8C#605F8C
HEX#605F8C
RGBrgb(96, 95, 140)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3725, 0.549
RGB percentages37.6%, 37.3%, 54.9%
HSLhsl(241.3, 19.1%, 46.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.3, 32.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK31.4%, 32.1%, 0%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,315,916
CSS custom property--colour: #605F8C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1
Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#626262
Inverted#9FA073

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#52658Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#51628Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#55676Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.1Slate grey · ΔE 22.3Light slate grey · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4Dim grey · ΔE 27.3Gray · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8B8C5F
Analogous#5F758C, #765F8C
Triadic#8C605F, #5F8C60
Split complementary#8C765F, #758C5F
Tetradic#8C5F75, #8B8C5F, #5F8C76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D5E2
Lighter +30%#B7B6CE
Lighter +20%#9998B9
Lighter +10%#7B7AA4
Darker −10%#4B4A6E
Darker −20%#36364F
Darker −30%#212131
Darker −40%#0D0D12
More saturated +25%#4442A9
Less saturated −25%#767676

Channel breakdown

R96
G95
B140
Red96 (37.6%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue140 (54.9%)
Hue241.33°
Saturation (HSL)19.15%
Lightness46.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 5F · B 8C

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