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Recognised as Colour

#606A72

  • #606A72
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#606A72 is a blue with RGB values 96, 106, 114 and HSL 207°, 9%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#606A72#606A72
HEX#606A72
RGBrgb(96, 106, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4157, 0.4471
RGB percentages37.6%, 41.6%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(206.7, 8.6%, 41.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.7, 15.8%, 44.7%)
CMYK15.8%, 7%, 0%, 55.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,318,706
CSS custom property--colour: #606A72;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#9F958D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#676A72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#646872no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#5B6C6Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.8:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 6.1Slate grey · ΔE 9.8Gray · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 12.8Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4Cadetblue · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 6.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#726860
Analogous#607271, #606172
Triadic#72606A, #6A7260
Split complementary#726061, #727160
Tetradic#716072, #726860, #617260

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBCFD3
Lighter +30%#AFB6BC
Lighter +20%#949DA4
Lighter +10%#78848D
Darker −10%#495056
Darker −20%#31373B
Darker −30%#1A1D1F
Darker −40%#030303
More saturated +25%#466D8C
Less saturated −25%#696969

Channel breakdown

R96
G106
B114
Red96 (37.6%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue206.67°
Saturation (HSL)8.57%
Lightness41.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 6A · B 72

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