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Recognised as Colour

#606FBD

  • #606FBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#606FBD is a blue with RGB values 96, 111, 189 and HSL 230°, 41%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#606FBD#606FBD
HEX#606FBD
RGBrgb(96, 111, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4353, 0.7412
RGB percentages37.6%, 43.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(230.3, 41.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 49.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK49.2%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,320,061
CSS custom property--colour: #606FBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#9F9042

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5078C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4771BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#3B7F8Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 22.8Steel blue · ΔE 23Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8Royal blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDAE60
Analogous#609DBD, #8060BD
Triadic#BD606F, #6FBD60
Split complementary#BD8060, #9DBD60
Tetradic#BD609D, #BDAE60, #60BD80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F2F9
Lighter +30%#CCD1EA
Lighter +20%#A8B0DB
Lighter +10%#8490CC
Darker −10%#4554A5
Darker −20%#364281
Darker −30%#27305D
Darker −40%#181D39
More saturated +25%#445CD9
Less saturated −25%#7C82A1

Channel breakdown

R96
G111
B189
Red96 (37.6%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue230.32°
Saturation (HSL)41.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 6F · B BD

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