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Recognised as Colour

#608BDC

  • #608BDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#608BDC is a blue with RGB values 96, 139, 220 and HSL 219°, 64%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#608BDC#608BDC
HEX#608BDC
RGBrgb(96, 139, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5451, 0.8627
RGB percentages37.6%, 54.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(219.2, 63.9%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 56.4%, 86.3%)
CMYK56.4%, 36.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,327,260
CSS custom property--colour: #608BDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#888888
Inverted#9F7423

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A92DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A86DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Steel blue · ΔE 19.7Royal blue · ΔE 28Medium purple · ΔE 28.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCB160
Analogous#60C9DC, #7360DC
Triadic#DC608B, #8BDC60
Split complementary#DC7360, #C9DC60
Tetradic#DC60C9, #DCB160, #60DC73

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#DDE6F8
Lighter +20%#B4C8EE
Lighter +10%#8AA9E5
Darker −10%#366DD3
Darker −20%#2756AF
Darker −30%#1D4286
Darker −40%#142D5C
More saturated +25%#4884F4
Less saturated −25%#7892C4

Channel breakdown

R96
G139
B220
Red96 (37.6%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue219.19°
Saturation (HSL)63.92%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8B · B DC

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