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Colour

#608EB9

  • #608EB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#608EB9 is a blue with RGB values 96, 142, 185 and HSL 209°, 39%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#608EB9#608EB9
HEX#608EB9
RGBrgb(96, 142, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5569, 0.7255
RGB percentages37.6%, 55.7%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(209, 38.9%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 48.1%, 72.5%)
CMYK48.1%, 23.2%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,327,993
CSS custom property--colour: #608EB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.07:1
Contrast with white3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#9F7146

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8FBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#7186B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#38989Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7Light slate grey · ΔE 16.3Slate grey · ΔE 17.4Light skyblue · ΔE 23.5Light steelblue · ΔE 24.4Sky blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98B60
Analogous#60B9B7, #6062B9
Triadic#B9608E, #8EB960
Split complementary#B96062, #B9B860
Tetradic#B760B9, #B98B60, #62B960

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF3F7
Lighter +30%#CAD9E8
Lighter +20%#A7C0D8
Lighter +10%#83A7C9
Darker −10%#4675A0
Darker −20%#375B7C
Darker −30%#274159
Darker −40%#182735
More saturated +25%#438FD6
Less saturated −25%#7D8D9C

Channel breakdown

R96
G142
B185
Red96 (37.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue208.99°
Saturation (HSL)38.86%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8E · B B9

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