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Recognised as Colour

#608DA4

  • #608DA4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#608DA4 is a blue with RGB values 96, 141, 164 and HSL 200°, 27%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#608DA4#608DA4
HEX#608DA4
RGBrgb(96, 141, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5529, 0.6431
RGB percentages37.6%, 55.3%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(200.3, 27.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.3, 41.5%, 64.3%)
CMYK41.5%, 14%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,327,716
CSS custom property--colour: #608DA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#9F725B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#828BA5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12 from the original
Deuteranopia#7884A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#459394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 9.1Slate grey · ΔE 10.1Cadetblue · ΔE 15Steel blue · ΔE 16.5Gray · ΔE 19.5Dim grey · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 9.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A47760
Analogous#60A499, #606BA4
Triadic#A4608D, #8DA460
Split complementary#A4606B, #A49960
Tetradic#9960A4, #A47760, #6BA460

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2EAEE
Lighter +30%#C1D3DC
Lighter +20%#A1BCC9
Lighter +10%#80A4B7
Darker −10%#4C7285
Darker −20%#3A5664
Darker −30%#273A44
Darker −40%#141E24
More saturated +25%#4197C3
Less saturated −25%#7F8385

Channel breakdown

R96
G141
B164
Red96 (37.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue200.29°
Saturation (HSL)27.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8D · B A4

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