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Recognised as Colour

#606B99

  • #606B99
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#606B99 is a blue with RGB values 96, 107, 153 and HSL 228°, 23%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#606B99#606B99
HEX#606B99
RGBrgb(96, 107, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4196, 0.6
RGB percentages37.6%, 42%, 60%
HSLhsl(228.4, 22.9%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 37.3%, 60%)
CMYK37.3%, 30.1%, 0%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,319,001
CSS custom property--colour: #606B99;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15302WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#9F9466

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5C709Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#586B98no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4F747Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Slate grey · ΔE 19.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.7Dim grey · ΔE 27.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Gray · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#998E60
Analogous#608799, #726099
Triadic#99606B, #6B9960
Split complementary#997260, #879960
Tetradic#996088, #998E60, #609972

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCDEE9
Lighter +30%#BDC1D5
Lighter +20%#9DA4C2
Lighter +10%#7E87AE
Darker −10%#4C557A
Darker −20%#393F5A
Darker −30%#25293B
Darker −40%#11131C
More saturated +25%#4158B8
Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R96
G107
B153
Red96 (37.6%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue228.42°
Saturation (HSL)22.89%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 6B · B 99

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