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Colour

#6071C9

  • #6071C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6071C9 is a blue with RGB values 96, 113, 201 and HSL 230°, 49%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6071C9#6071C9
HEX#6071C9
RGBrgb(96, 113, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4431, 0.7882
RGB percentages37.6%, 44.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(230.3, 49.3%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.3, 52.2%, 78.8%)
CMYK52.2%, 43.8%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,320,585
CSS custom property--colour: #6071C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.7:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.7:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#9F8E36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C7CCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#4073C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#308493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Medium purple · ΔE 19Royal blue · ΔE 19.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20Slate blue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9B860
Analogous#60A5C9, #8460C9
Triadic#C96071, #71C960
Split complementary#C98460, #A5C960
Tetradic#C960A5, #C9B860, #60C984

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9FD
Lighter +30%#D2D7F0
Lighter +20%#ACB5E3
Lighter +10%#8693D6
Darker −10%#3E52B8
Darker −20%#314192
Darker −30%#25306B
Darker −40%#181F45
More saturated +25%#455FE4
Less saturated −25%#7B83AE

Channel breakdown

R96
G113
B201
Red96 (37.6%)
Green113 (44.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue230.29°
Saturation (HSL)49.3%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 71 · B C9

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