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Recognised as Colour

#6089BE

  • #6089BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6089BE is a blue with RGB values 96, 137, 190 and HSL 214°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6089BE#6089BE
HEX#6089BE
RGBrgb(96, 137, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5373, 0.7451
RGB percentages37.6%, 53.7%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(213.8, 42%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 49.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK49.5%, 27.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,326,718
CSS custom property--colour: #6089BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24096WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#9F7641

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#748CC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6983BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Tritanopia#35959Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light slate grey · ΔE 21.1Slate grey · ΔE 21.9Light skyblue · ΔE 26.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE9560
Analogous#60B8BE, #6660BE
Triadic#BE6089, #89BE60
Split complementary#BE6660, #B8BE60
Tetradic#BE60B8, #BE9560, #60BE66

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F4F9
Lighter +30%#CDDAEA
Lighter +20%#A8BFDC
Lighter +10%#84A4CD
Darker −10%#446FA7
Darker −20%#355783
Darker −30%#273F5E
Darker −40%#18273A
More saturated +25%#4485DA
Less saturated −25%#7C8DA2

Channel breakdown

R96
G137
B190
Red96 (37.6%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue213.83°
Saturation (HSL)41.96%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 89 · B BE

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