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Recognised as Colour

#606EA8

  • #606EA8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#606EA8 is a blue with RGB values 96, 110, 168 and HSL 228°, 29%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#606EA8#606EA8
HEX#606EA8
RGBrgb(96, 110, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4314, 0.6588
RGB percentages37.6%, 43.1%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(228.3, 29.3%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.3, 42.9%, 65.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 34.5%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,319,784
CSS custom property--colour: #606EA8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#9F9157

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A74AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#546EA7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#487A83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Slate grey · ΔE 26Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Medium purple · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A89A60
Analogous#6092A8, #7660A8
Triadic#A8606E, #6EA860
Split complementary#A87660, #92A860
Tetradic#A86092, #A89A60, #60A876

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E6F0
Lighter +30%#C3C8DE
Lighter +20%#A2AACC
Lighter +10%#818CBA
Darker −10%#4B578A
Darker −20%#394369
Darker −30%#272E48
Darker −40%#151927
More saturated +25%#415BC7
Less saturated −25%#7F8189

Channel breakdown

R96
G110
B168
Red96 (37.6%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue228.33°
Saturation (HSL)29.27%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 6E · B A8

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