Colour

#607EBE

#607EBE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#607EBE is a blue with RGB values 96, 126, 190 and HSL 221°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#607EBE#607EBE

HEX#607EBE

RGBrgb(96, 126, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.4941, 0.7451

RGB percentages37.6%, 49.4%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(220.9, 42%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 49.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK49.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,323,902

CSS custom property--colour: #607EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21126WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.23:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.23:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#9F8141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6683C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B7BBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#378C95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6 Slate grey · ΔE 27.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BEA060

Analogous#60ADBE, #7160BE

Triadic#BE607E, #7EBE60

Split complementary#BE7160, #ADBE60

Tetradic#BE60AD, #BEA060, #60BE71

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F1F3F9

Lighter +30%#CDD6EA

Lighter +20%#A8B9DC

Lighter +10%#849BCD

Darker −10%#4464A7

Darker −20%#354E83

Darker −30%#27385E

Darker −40%#18233A

More saturated +25%#4474DA

Less saturated −25%#7C88A2

Channel breakdown

R96

G126

B190

Red96 (37.6%)

Green126 (49.4%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue220.85°

Saturation (HSL)41.96%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 7E · B BE

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Colour values

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