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Recognised as Colour

#608ABE

  • #608ABE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#608ABE is a blue with RGB values 96, 138, 190 and HSL 213°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#608ABE#608ABE
HEX#608ABE
RGBrgb(96, 138, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5412, 0.7451
RGB percentages37.6%, 54.1%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(213.2, 42%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 49.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK49.5%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,326,974
CSS custom property--colour: #608ABE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.88:1
Contrast with white3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.88:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#9F7541

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#768DC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6A83BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Tritanopia#35969Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.8Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.4Light skyblue · ΔE 25.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE9460
Analogous#60B9BE, #6560BE
Triadic#BE608A, #8ABE60
Split complementary#BE6560, #B9BE60
Tetradic#BE60B9, #BE9460, #60BE65

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F5F9
Lighter +30%#CDDAEA
Lighter +20%#A8BFDC
Lighter +10%#84A5CD
Darker −10%#4470A7
Darker −20%#355883
Darker −30%#27405E
Darker −40%#18273A
More saturated +25%#4487DA
Less saturated −25%#7C8DA2

Channel breakdown

R96
G138
B190
Red96 (37.6%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue213.19°
Saturation (HSL)41.96%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8A · B BE

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