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Colour

#609CEF

  • #609CEF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#609CEF is a blue with RGB values 96, 156, 239 and HSL 215°, 82%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#609CEF#609CEF
HEX#609CEF
RGBrgb(96, 156, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6118, 0.9373
RGB percentages37.6%, 61.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(214.8, 81.7%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 59.8%, 93.7%)
CMYK59.8%, 34.7%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,331,631
CSS custom property--colour: #609CEF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#9F6310

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A2F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6694EDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 4.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.9Light skyblue · ΔE 29.5Royal blue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 4.91, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFB360
Analogous#60E4EF, #6C60EF
Triadic#EF609C, #9CEF60
Split complementary#EF6C60, #E4EF60
Tetradic#EF60E3, #EFB360, #60EF6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF3FD
Lighter +20%#BDD6F8
Lighter +10%#8EB9F4
Darker −10%#327FEA
Darker −20%#1565D4
Darker −30%#114FA5
Darker −40%#0C3977
More saturated +25%#5099FF
Less saturated −25%#76A0D9

Channel breakdown

R96
G156
B239
Red96 (37.6%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue214.83°
Saturation (HSL)81.71%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 9C · B EF

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