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Recognised as Colour

#60789B

  • #60789B
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#60789B is a blue with RGB values 96, 120, 155 and HSL 216°, 24%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#60789B#60789B
HEX#60789B
RGBrgb(96, 120, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4706, 0.6078
RGB percentages37.6%, 47.1%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(215.6, 23.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.6, 38.1%, 60.8%)
CMYK38.1%, 22.6%, 0%, 39.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,322,331
CSS custom property--colour: #60789B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18286WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#9F8764

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7A9Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#65749Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#4D7F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.8Slate grey · ΔE 11.8Light slate grey · ΔE 12.5Gray · ΔE 22Dim grey · ΔE 22.3Cadetblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9B8360
Analogous#60969B, #65609B
Triadic#9B6078, #789B60
Split complementary#9B6560, #969B60
Tetradic#9B6096, #9B8360, #609B65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE2EA
Lighter +30%#BEC8D6
Lighter +20%#9EADC3
Lighter +10%#7F92AF
Darker −10%#4C607C
Darker −20%#39475C
Darker −30%#252F3D
Darker −40%#12161D
More saturated +25%#4172BA
Less saturated −25%#7E7E7E

Channel breakdown

R96
G120
B155
Red96 (37.6%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue215.59°
Saturation (HSL)23.51%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 78 · B 9B

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