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Recognised as Colour

#6060CA

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

#6060CA is a blue with RGB values 96, 96, 202 and HSL 240°, 50%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#6060CA#6060CA
HEX#6060CA
RGBrgb(96, 96, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3765, 0.7922
RGB percentages37.6%, 37.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(240, 50%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 52.5%, 79.2%)
CMYK52.5%, 52.5%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,316,234
CSS custom property--colour: #6060CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#9F9F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2771CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#1868C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Tritanopia#32788Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 7.1Royal blue · ΔE 10.6Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 7.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CACA60
Analogous#6095CA, #9560CA
Triadic#CA6060, #60CA60
Split complementary#CA9560, #95CA60
Tetradic#CA6095, #CACA60, #60CA95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F9FD
Lighter +30%#D3D3F0
Lighter +20%#ACACE3
Lighter +10%#8686D7
Darker −10%#3E3EB9
Darker −20%#313193
Darker −30%#24246D
Darker −40%#171746
More saturated +25%#4545E4
Less saturated −25%#7A7AAF

Channel breakdown

R96
G96
B202
Red96 (37.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 60 · B CA

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