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Recognised as Colour

#6060C3

  • #6060C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#6060C3 is a blue with RGB values 96, 96, 195 and HSL 240°, 45%, 57%. 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

#6060C3#6060C3
HEX#6060C3
RGBrgb(96, 96, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3765, 0.7647
RGB percentages37.6%, 37.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(240, 45.2%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 50.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK50.8%, 50.8%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,316,227
CSS custom property--colour: #6060C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#9F9F3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#306FC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#2668C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Tritanopia#397688no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.6Royal blue · ΔE 13.5Medium purple · ΔE 13.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3C360
Analogous#6092C3, #9260C3
Triadic#C36060, #60C360
Split complementary#C39260, #92C360
Tetradic#C36092, #C3C360, #60C392

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F4FB
Lighter +30%#CFCFED
Lighter +20%#AAAADF
Lighter +10%#8585D1
Darker −10%#4242AE
Darker −20%#343489
Darker −30%#262664
Darker −40%#18183F
More saturated +25%#4545DE
Less saturated −25%#7B7BA8

Channel breakdown

R96
G96
B195
Red96 (37.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)45.21%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 60 · B C3

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