Colour

#609DB4

#609DB4
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#609DB4 is a cyan with RGB values 96, 157, 180 and HSL 196°, 36%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#609DB4

RGBrgb(96, 157, 180)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6157, 0.7059

RGB percentages37.6%, 61.6%, 70.6%

HSLhsl(196.4, 35.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.4, 46.7%, 70.6%)

CMYK46.7%, 12.8%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,331,828

CSS custom property--colour: #609DB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29896WCAG 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 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#9F624B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#909AB5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#8491B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original

Tritanopia#38A4A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.4 Slate grey · ΔE 16.2 Sky blue · ΔE 18 Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Light steelblue · ΔE 21

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B47760

Analogous#60B4A1, #6073B4

Triadic#B4609D, #9DB460

Split complementary#B46073, #B4A160

Tetradic#A160B4, #B47760, #73B460

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#EBF2F5

Lighter +30%#C8DDE5

Lighter +20%#A5C8D5

Lighter +10%#83B2C4

Darker −10%#488399

Darker −20%#386576

Darker −30%#274754

Darker −40%#172A31

More saturated +25%#43AAD1

Less saturated −25%#7D9097

Channel breakdown

R96

G157

B180

Red96 (37.6%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue180 (70.6%)

Hue196.43°

Saturation (HSL)35.9%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G 9D · B B4

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Colour values

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