Colour

#6083CA

#6083CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6083CA is a blue with RGB values 96, 131, 202 and HSL 220°, 50%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6083CA#6083CA

HEX#6083CA

RGBrgb(96, 131, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5137, 0.7922

RGB percentages37.6%, 51.4%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(220.2, 50%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.2, 52.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK52.5%, 35.1%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,325,194

CSS custom property--colour: #6083CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness132.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#9F7C35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6789CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5B7FC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#2B929Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2 Steel blue · ΔE 14.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.3 Medium purple · ΔE 30.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 11.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CAA760

Analogous#60B8CA, #7260CA

Triadic#CA6083, #83CA60

Split complementary#CA7260, #B8CA60

Tetradic#CA60B8, #CAA760, #60CA72

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F9FAFD

Lighter +30%#D3DCF0

Lighter +20%#ACBFE3

Lighter +10%#86A1D7

Darker −10%#3E67B9

Darker −20%#315193

Darker −30%#243C6D

Darker −40%#172746

More saturated +25%#457AE4

Less saturated −25%#7A8CAF

Channel breakdown

R96

G131

B202

Red96 (37.6%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue220.19°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 83 · B CA

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