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Recognised as Colour

#608CE0

  • #608CE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#608CE0 is a blue with RGB values 96, 140, 224 and HSL 219°, 67%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#608CE0#608CE0
HEX#608CE0
RGBrgb(96, 140, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.549, 0.8784
RGB percentages37.6%, 54.9%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(219.4, 67.4%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 57.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK57.1%, 37.5%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,327,520
CSS custom property--colour: #608CE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26625WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#9F731F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6993E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5988DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#009FABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.7Medium purple · ΔE 27.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.86, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0B460
Analogous#60CCE0, #7460E0
Triadic#E0608C, #8CE060
Split complementary#E07460, #CCE060
Tetradic#E060CC, #E0B460, #60E074

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E9F9
Lighter +20%#B5CAF1
Lighter +10%#8BABE8
Darker −10%#356DD8
Darker −20%#2456B6
Darker −30%#1B428C
Darker −40%#132E61
More saturated +25%#4885F8
Less saturated −25%#7893C8

Channel breakdown

R96
G140
B224
Red96 (37.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue219.38°
Saturation (HSL)67.37%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8C · B E0

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