Colour

#607E9D

#607E9D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#607E9D is a blue with RGB values 96, 126, 157 and HSL 210°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#607E9D#607E9D

HEX#607E9D

RGBrgb(96, 126, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4941, 0.6157

RGB percentages37.6%, 49.4%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(210.5, 24.1%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210.5, 38.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK38.9%, 19.7%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,323,869

CSS custom property--colour: #607E9D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.97:1

Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#9F8162

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#727F9Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6B789Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#4B8588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 9.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9 Steel blue · ΔE 12.3 Gray · ΔE 20.3 Dim grey · ΔE 21.5 Cadetblue · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D7F60

Analogous#609D9D, #61609D

Triadic#9D607E, #7E9D60

Split complementary#9D6060, #9D9D60

Tetradic#9D609D, #9D7F60, #609D61

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE4EB

Lighter +30%#BECBD8

Lighter +20%#9FB1C4

Lighter +10%#7F98B1

Darker −10%#4D657D

Darker −20%#394B5E

Darker −30%#26323E

Darker −40%#13181E

More saturated +25%#407DBD

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R96

G126

B157

Red96 (37.6%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue210.49°

Saturation (HSL)24.11%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 7E · B 9D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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