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Recognised as Colour

#608EE0

  • #608EE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#608EE0 is a blue with RGB values 96, 142, 224 and HSL 218°, 67%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#608EE0#608EE0
HEX#608EE0
RGBrgb(96, 142, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5569, 0.8784
RGB percentages37.6%, 55.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(218.4, 67.4%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 57.1%, 87.8%)
CMYK57.1%, 36.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,328,032
CSS custom property--colour: #608EE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27215WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.44:1
Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.44:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#9F711F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6C95E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C89DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A0ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4Dodgerblue · ΔE 17Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Royal blue · ΔE 28.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.05, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0B260
Analogous#60CEE0, #7260E0
Triadic#E0608E, #8EE060
Split complementary#E07260, #CEE060
Tetradic#E060CE, #E0B260, #60E072

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0E9F9
Lighter +20%#B5CBF1
Lighter +10%#8BACE8
Darker −10%#3570D8
Darker −20%#2458B6
Darker −30%#1B448C
Darker −40%#132F61
More saturated +25%#4887F8
Less saturated −25%#7895C8

Channel breakdown

R96
G142
B224
Red96 (37.6%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue218.44°
Saturation (HSL)67.37%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8E · B E0

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