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Colour

#6060CD

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

#6060CD is a blue with RGB values 96, 96, 205 and HSL 240°, 52%, 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

#6060CD#6060CD
HEX#6060CD
RGBrgb(96, 96, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.3765, 0.8039
RGB percentages37.6%, 37.6%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(240, 52.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 53.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK53.2%, 53.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,316,237
CSS custom property--colour: #6060CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1526WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.18:1
Contrast with white5.18:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#9F9F32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2271D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E69CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#2F798Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 5.8Royal blue · ΔE 9.6Medium purple · ΔE 12.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 5.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDCD60
Analogous#6097CD, #9760CD
Triadic#CD6060, #60CD60
Split complementary#CD9760, #97CD60
Tetradic#CD6097, #CDCD60, #60CD97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFBFE
Lighter +30%#D4D4F2
Lighter +20%#AEAEE5
Lighter +10%#8787D9
Darker −10%#3C3CBE
Darker −20%#303097
Darker −30%#232371
Darker −40%#17174A
More saturated +25%#4646E7
Less saturated −25%#7A7AB3

Channel breakdown

R96
G96
B205
Red96 (37.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)52.15%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 60 · B CD

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