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Colour

#608BCD

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

#608BCD is a blue with RGB values 96, 139, 205 and HSL 216°, 52%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#608BCD#608BCD
HEX#608BCD
RGBrgb(96, 139, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5451, 0.8039
RGB percentages37.6%, 54.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(216.3, 52.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 53.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK53.2%, 32.2%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,327,245
CSS custom property--colour: #608BCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#9F7432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7190D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6385CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#249AA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2Light skyblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDA260
Analogous#60C2CD, #6B60CD
Triadic#CD608B, #8BCD60
Split complementary#CD6C60, #C1CD60
Tetradic#CD60C2, #CDA260, #60CD6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFE
Lighter +30%#D4E0F2
Lighter +20%#AEC4E5
Lighter +10%#87A7D9
Darker −10%#3C6FBE
Darker −20%#305997
Darker −30%#234271
Darker −40%#172B4A
More saturated +25%#4685E7
Less saturated −25%#7A91B3

Channel breakdown

R96
G139
B205
Red96 (37.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue216.33°
Saturation (HSL)52.15%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8B · B CD

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