Colour
#609FA8
- #609FA8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#609FA8 is a cyan with RGB values 96, 159, 168 and HSL 188°, 29%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#609FA8#609FA8
HEX#609FA8
RGBrgb(96, 159, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6235, 0.6588
RGB percentages37.6%, 62.4%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(187.5, 29.3%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.5, 42.9%, 65.9%)
CMYK42.9%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,332,328
CSS custom property--colour: #609FA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#9F6057
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A86960
Analogous#60A88D, #607BA8
Triadic#A8609F, #9FA860
Split complementary#A8607B, #A88D60
Tetradic#8D60A8, #A86960, #7BA860
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R96
G159
B168
Red96 (37.6%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue187.5°
Saturation (HSL)29.27%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G 9F · B A8
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