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Recognised as Colour

#608FC3

  • #608FC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#608FC3 is a blue with RGB values 96, 143, 195 and HSL 212°, 45%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#608FC3#608FC3
HEX#608FC3
RGBrgb(96, 143, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5608, 0.7647
RGB percentages37.6%, 56.1%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(211.5, 45.2%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.5, 50.8%, 76.5%)
CMYK50.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,328,259
CSS custom property--colour: #608FC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.21:1
Contrast with white3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#9F703C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A91C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E87C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2F9BA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.9Slate grey · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 23.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.32, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C39460
Analogous#60C1C3, #6260C3
Triadic#C3608F, #8FC360
Split complementary#C36260, #C1C360
Tetradic#C360C1, #C39460, #60C362

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F7FB
Lighter +30%#CFDDED
Lighter +20%#AAC3DF
Lighter +10%#85A9D1
Darker −10%#4275AE
Darker −20%#345C89
Darker −30%#264364
Darker −40%#182B3F
More saturated +25%#458EDE
Less saturated −25%#7B90A8

Channel breakdown

R96
G143
B195
Red96 (37.6%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue211.52°
Saturation (HSL)45.21%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8F · B C3

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