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Recognised as Colour

#6083B4

  • #6083B4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6083B4 is a blue with RGB values 96, 131, 180 and HSL 215°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6083B4#6083B4
HEX#6083B4
RGBrgb(96, 131, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5137, 0.7059
RGB percentages37.6%, 51.4%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(215, 35.9%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215, 46.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK46.7%, 27.2%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,325,172
CSS custom property--colour: #6083B4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22015WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#9F7C4B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7086B6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#677EB3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3E8E94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.9Slate grey · ΔE 19.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Light skyblue · ΔE 28.4Light steelblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B49160
Analogous#60ADB4, #6760B4
Triadic#B46083, #83B460
Split complementary#B46760, #ADB460
Tetradic#B460AD, #B49160, #60B467

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEFF5
Lighter +30%#C8D4E5
Lighter +20%#A5B9D5
Lighter +10%#839EC4
Darker −10%#486A99
Darker −20%#385276
Darker −30%#273A54
Darker −40%#172231
More saturated +25%#437ED1
Less saturated −25%#7D8897

Channel breakdown

R96
G131
B180
Red96 (37.6%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue215°
Saturation (HSL)35.9%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 83 · B B4

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