Colour

#60697F

#60697F
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#60697F is a blue with RGB values 96, 105, 127 and HSL 223°, 14%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#60697F#60697F

HEX#60697F

RGBrgb(96, 105, 127)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4118, 0.498

RGB percentages37.6%, 41.2%, 49.8%

HSLhsl(222.6, 13.9%, 43.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.6, 24.4%, 49.8%)

CMYK24.4%, 17.3%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,318,463

CSS custom property--colour: #60697F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14122WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#9F9680

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#626A80no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#60687Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#586D70no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.7 Light slate grey · ΔE 12.4 Dim grey · ΔE 13.5 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.2 Steel blue · ΔE 21.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7F7660

Analogous#60787F, #67607F

Triadic#7F6069, #697F60

Split complementary#7F6760, #787F60

Tetradic#7F6079, #7F7660, #607F67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D0D3DB

Lighter +30%#B3B8C5

Lighter +20%#969DAF

Lighter +10%#798299

Darker −10%#4A5162

Darker −20%#343945

Darker −30%#1E2128

Darker −40%#08090B

More saturated +25%#445D9B

Less saturated −25%#707070

Channel breakdown

R96

G105

B127

Red96 (37.6%)

Green105 (41.2%)

Blue127 (49.8%)

Hue222.58°

Saturation (HSL)13.9%

Lightness43.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 69 · B 7F

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