Recognised as Colour

#606C98

#606C98
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#606C98 is a blue with RGB values 96, 108, 152 and HSL 227°, 23%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#606C98#606C98

HEX#606C98

RGBrgb(96, 108, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4235, 0.5961

RGB percentages37.6%, 42.4%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(227.1, 22.6%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.1, 36.8%, 59.6%)

CMYK36.8%, 28.9%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,319,256

CSS custom property--colour: #606C98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D

Inverted#9F9367

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E709Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#596C97no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#50757Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2 Slate grey · ΔE 18.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.4 Dim grey · ΔE 26.3 Gray · ΔE 27.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#988C60

Analogous#608898, #706098

Triadic#98606C, #6C9860

Split complementary#987060, #889860

Tetradic#986088, #988C60, #609870

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBDEE9

Lighter +30%#BCC1D5

Lighter +20%#9DA5C1

Lighter +10%#7E88AD

Darker −10%#4C5679

Darker −20%#394059

Darker −30%#25293A

Darker −40%#11131B

More saturated +25%#415AB7

Less saturated −25%#7C7C7C

Channel breakdown

R96

G108

B152

Red96 (37.6%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue227.14°

Saturation (HSL)22.58%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 6C · B 98

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