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Recognised as Colour

#609EC0

  • #609EC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#609EC0 is a blue with RGB values 96, 158, 192 and HSL 201°, 43%, 56%. 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

#609EC0#609EC0
HEX#609EC0
RGBrgb(96, 158, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6196, 0.7529
RGB percentages37.6%, 62%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(201.3, 43.2%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 50%, 75.3%)
CMYK50%, 17.7%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,332,096
CSS custom property--colour: #609EC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.15:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#9F613F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8E9CC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#8092BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Tritanopia#2DA7A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1Slate grey · ΔE 18.2Cadetblue · ΔE 18.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C08260
Analogous#60C0B2, #606EC0
Triadic#C0609E, #9EC060
Split complementary#C0606E, #C0B260
Tetradic#B260C0, #C08260, #6EC060

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F7FA
Lighter +30%#CEE1EB
Lighter +20%#A9CBDD
Lighter +10%#85B4CE
Darker −10%#4385AA
Darker −20%#356985
Darker −30%#264C61
Darker −40%#182F3C
More saturated +25%#44A6DC
Less saturated −25%#7C96A4

Channel breakdown

R96
G158
B192
Red96 (37.6%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue201.25°
Saturation (HSL)43.24%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 9E · B C0

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