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Recognised as Colour

#608CF1

  • #608CF1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#608CF1 is a blue with RGB values 96, 140, 241 and HSL 222°, 84%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#608CF1#608CF1
HEX#608CF1
RGBrgb(96, 140, 241)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.549, 0.9451
RGB percentages37.6%, 54.9%, 94.5%
HSLhsl(221.8, 83.8%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 60.2%, 94.5%)
CMYK60.2%, 41.9%, 0%, 5.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,327,537
CSS custom property--colour: #608CF1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1
Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#9F730E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5F96F5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A89EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F1C560
Analogous#60D5F1, #7C60F1
Triadic#F1608C, #8CF160
Split complementary#F17C60, #D5F160
Tetradic#F160D5, #F1C560, #60F17C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EDF2FD
Lighter +20%#BED0F9
Lighter +10%#8FAEF5
Darker −10%#316AED
Darker −20%#134FD8
Darker −30%#0F3EA9
Darker −40%#0B2D7A
More saturated +25%#5286FF
Less saturated −25%#7695DB

Channel breakdown

R96
G140
B241
Red96 (37.6%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue241 (94.5%)
Hue221.79°
Saturation (HSL)83.82%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8C · B F1

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