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Recognised as Colour

#608BA3

  • #608BA3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#608BA3 is a blue with RGB values 96, 139, 163 and HSL 201°, 27%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#608BA3#608BA3
HEX#608BA3
RGBrgb(96, 139, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5451, 0.6392
RGB percentages37.6%, 54.5%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(201.5, 26.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.5, 41.1%, 63.9%)
CMYK41.1%, 14.7%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,327,203
CSS custom property--colour: #608BA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23596WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1
Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#9F745C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#808AA4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#7682A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#469193no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 8.7Slate grey · ΔE 9.6Steel blue · ΔE 15.8Cadetblue · ΔE 16.1Gray · ΔE 19.4Dim grey · ΔE 22.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 8.71, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A37860
Analogous#60A39A, #6069A3
Triadic#A3608B, #8BA360
Split complementary#A36069, #A39A60
Tetradic#9A60A3, #A37860, #69A360

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E9EE
Lighter +30%#C1D2DB
Lighter +20%#A1BAC8
Lighter +10%#80A3B6
Darker −10%#4C7084
Darker −20%#3A5463
Darker −30%#273943
Darker −40%#141E23
More saturated +25%#4194C2
Less saturated −25%#7F8284

Channel breakdown

R96
G139
B163
Red96 (37.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue201.49°
Saturation (HSL)26.69%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8B · B A3

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