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Recognised as Colour

#6060CB

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

#6060CB is a blue with RGB values 96, 96, 203 and HSL 240°, 51%, 59%. 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

#6060CB#6060CB
HEX#6060CB
RGBrgb(96, 96, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3765, 0.7961
RGB percentages37.6%, 37.6%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(240, 50.7%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 52.7%, 79.6%)
CMYK52.7%, 52.7%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,316,235
CSS custom property--colour: #6060CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15164WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#9F9F34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2571CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1568C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#31788Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 6.7Royal blue · ΔE 10.2Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 6.66, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBCB60
Analogous#6095CB, #9560CB
Triadic#CB6060, #60CB60
Split complementary#CB9560, #95CB60
Tetradic#CB6095, #CBCB60, #60CB95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFD
Lighter +30%#D3D3F1
Lighter +20%#ADADE4
Lighter +10%#8686D8
Darker −10%#3D3DBB
Darker −20%#313194
Darker −30%#24246E
Darker −40%#171748
More saturated +25%#4646E5
Less saturated −25%#7A7AB1

Channel breakdown

R96
G96
B203
Red96 (37.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)50.71%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 60 · B CB

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