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Colour

#60609E

  • #60609E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#60609E is a blue with RGB values 96, 96, 158 and HSL 240°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#60609E#60609E
HEX#60609E
RGBrgb(96, 96, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3765, 0.6196
RGB percentages37.6%, 37.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(240, 24.4%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 39.2%, 62%)
CMYK39.2%, 39.2%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,316,190
CSS custom property--colour: #60609E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#9F9F61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B68A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#48649Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#4E6C77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 29Slate grey · ΔE 30.9Slate blue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 18.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E9E60
Analogous#607F9E, #7F609E
Triadic#9E6060, #609E60
Split complementary#9E7F60, #7F9E60
Tetradic#9E607F, #9E9E60, #609E7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFDFEB
Lighter +30%#BFBFD8
Lighter +20%#9F9FC5
Lighter +10%#7F7FB2
Darker −10%#4D4D7E
Darker −20%#39395F
Darker −30%#26263F
Darker −40%#13131F
More saturated +25%#4040BE
Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R96
G96
B158
Red96 (37.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)24.41%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 60 · B 9E

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