Colour

#606EC4

#606EC4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#606EC4 is a blue with RGB values 96, 110, 196 and HSL 232°, 46%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#606EC4

RGBrgb(96, 110, 196)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4314, 0.7686

RGB percentages37.6%, 43.1%, 76.9%

HSLhsl(231.6, 45.9%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 51%, 76.9%)

CMYK51%, 43.9%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,319,812

CSS custom property--colour: #606EC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.64:1

Contrast with white4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#9F913B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A79C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4071C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Tritanopia#35808Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2 Medium purple · ΔE 19.2 Royal blue · ΔE 20 Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Slate blue · ΔE 20.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C4B660

Analogous#60A0C4, #8460C4

Triadic#C4606E, #6EC460

Split complementary#C48460, #A0C460

Tetradic#C460A0, #C4B660, #60C484

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F5F6FB

Lighter +30%#D0D4ED

Lighter +20%#AAB2E0

Lighter +10%#8590D2

Darker −10%#4151B0

Darker −20%#33408B

Darker −30%#262F65

Darker −40%#181D40

More saturated +25%#455ADF

Less saturated −25%#7B82A9

Channel breakdown

R96

G110

B196

Red96 (37.6%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue196 (76.9%)

Hue231.6°

Saturation (HSL)45.87%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 6E · B C4

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Colour values

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