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Recognised as Colour

#608FE8

  • #608FE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#608FE8 is a blue with RGB values 96, 143, 232 and HSL 219°, 75%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#608FE8#608FE8
HEX#608FE8
RGBrgb(96, 143, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.5608, 0.9098
RGB percentages37.6%, 56.1%, 91%
HSLhsl(219.3, 74.7%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 58.6%, 91%)
CMYK58.6%, 38.4%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,328,296
CSS custom property--colour: #608FE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#9F7017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6997ECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#578AE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 2.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.6Steel blue · ΔE 24Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 26.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 2.43, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8B960
Analogous#60D3E8, #7560E8
Triadic#E8608F, #8FE860
Split complementary#E87560, #D3E860
Tetradic#E860D3, #E8B960, #60E875

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E6EDFB
Lighter +20%#B9CEF5
Lighter +10%#8DAEEE
Darker −10%#3370E2
Darker −20%#1D57C5
Darker −30%#164399
Darker −40%#10306C
More saturated +25%#4988FF
Less saturated −25%#7796D1

Channel breakdown

R96
G143
B232
Red96 (37.6%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue219.26°
Saturation (HSL)74.73%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 8F · B E8

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