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Recognised as Colour

#609AD3

  • #609AD3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#609AD3 is a blue with RGB values 96, 154, 211 and HSL 210°, 57%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#609AD3#609AD3
HEX#609AD3
RGBrgb(96, 154, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6039, 0.8275
RGB percentages37.6%, 60.4%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(209.7, 56.7%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 54.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK54.5%, 27%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,331,091
CSS custom property--colour: #609AD3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#9F652C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829CD6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7390D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#11A7AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Light slate grey · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D39960
Analogous#60D3D3, #6060D3
Triadic#D3609A, #9AD360
Split complementary#D36060, #D3D360
Tetradic#D360D3, #D39960, #60D360

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8E6F4
Lighter +20%#B0CDE9
Lighter +10%#88B3DE
Darker −10%#3881C8
Darker −20%#2C67A1
Darker −30%#214D79
Darker −40%#163451
More saturated +25%#479AEC
Less saturated −25%#799ABA

Channel breakdown

R96
G154
B211
Red96 (37.6%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue209.74°
Saturation (HSL)56.65%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 9A · B D3

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