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Colour

#608DE8

  • #608DE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#608DE8 is a blue with RGB values 96, 141, 232 and HSL 220°, 75%, 64%. 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

#608DE8#608DE8
HEX#608DE8
RGBrgb(96, 141, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5529, 0.9098
RGB percentages37.6%, 55.3%, 91%
HSLhsl(220.1, 74.7%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.1, 58.6%, 91%)
CMYK58.6%, 39.2%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,327,784
CSS custom property--colour: #608DE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27363WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.47:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.47:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#9F7217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6696ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5489E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.6Steel blue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.77, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8BB60
Analogous#60D1E8, #7760E8
Triadic#E8608D, #8DE860
Split complementary#E87760, #D1E860
Tetradic#E860D1, #E8BB60, #60E877

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EDFB
Lighter +20%#B9CDF5
Lighter +10%#8DADEE
Darker −10%#336DE2
Darker −20%#1D54C5
Darker −30%#164199
Darker −40%#102E6C
More saturated +25%#4985FF
Less saturated −25%#7795D1

Channel breakdown

R96
G141
B232
Red96 (37.6%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue220.15°
Saturation (HSL)74.73%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8D · B E8

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