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Colour

#6070BE

  • #6070BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6070BE is a blue with RGB values 96, 112, 190 and HSL 230°, 42%, 56%. 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

#6070BE#6070BE
HEX#6070BE
RGBrgb(96, 112, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4392, 0.7451
RGB percentages37.6%, 43.9%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(229.8, 42%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 49.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK49.5%, 41.1%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,320,318
CSS custom property--colour: #6070BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17793WCAG 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 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#9F8F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5179C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4871BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#3A808Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Medium purple · ΔE 23Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Royal blue · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEAE60
Analogous#609FBE, #7F60BE
Triadic#BE6070, #70BE60
Split complementary#BE7F60, #9FBE60
Tetradic#BE609F, #BEAE60, #60BE7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F2F9
Lighter +30%#CDD2EA
Lighter +20%#A8B1DC
Lighter +10%#8491CD
Darker −10%#4455A7
Darker −20%#354383
Darker −30%#27305E
Darker −40%#181E3A
More saturated +25%#445EDA
Less saturated −25%#7C82A2

Channel breakdown

R96
G112
B190
Red96 (37.6%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue229.79°
Saturation (HSL)41.96%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 70 · B BE

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