Recognised as Colour

#60A1DB

#60A1DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#60A1DB is a blue with RGB values 96, 161, 219 and HSL 208°, 63%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#60A1DB#60A1DB

HEX#60A1DB

RGBrgb(96, 161, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6314, 0.8588

RGB percentages37.6%, 63.1%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(208.3, 63.1%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 56.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK56.2%, 26.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,332,891

CSS custom property--colour: #60A1DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness153.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.62:1

Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#979797

Inverted#9F5E24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88A3DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#7896DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00AFB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.3 Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2 Sky blue · ΔE 23.4 Light steelblue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB9A60

Analogous#60DBD7, #6064DB

Triadic#DB60A1, #A1DB60

Split complementary#DB6064, #DBD860

Tetradic#D760DB, #DB9A60, #63DB60

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#DDEBF7

Lighter +20%#B3D2EE

Lighter +10%#8ABAE4

Darker −10%#3688D2

Darker −20%#276EAE

Darker −30%#1E5484

Darker −40%#14395B

More saturated +25%#48A2F3

Less saturated −25%#78A0C3

Channel breakdown

R96

G161

B219

Red96 (37.6%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue208.29°

Saturation (HSL)63.08%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 60 · G A1 · B DB

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