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Recognised as Colour

#60A2CD

  • #60A2CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#60A2CD is a blue with RGB values 96, 162, 205 and HSL 204°, 52%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#60A2CD#60A2CD
HEX#60A2CD
RGBrgb(96, 162, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.3765, 0.6353, 0.8039
RGB percentages37.6%, 63.5%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(203.7, 52.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.7, 53.2%, 80.4%)
CMYK53.2%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,333,133
CSS custom property--colour: #60A2CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.55:1
Contrast with white2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#9F5D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8FA1CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8096CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#19ADB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.7Light slate grey · ΔE 20.2Light steelblue · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8B60
Analogous#60CDC2, #606BCD
Triadic#CD60A2, #A2CD60
Split complementary#CD606B, #CDC260
Tetradic#C260CD, #CD8B60, #6BCD60

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFE
Lighter +30%#D4E6F2
Lighter +20%#AECFE5
Lighter +10%#87B9D9
Darker −10%#3C8BBE
Darker −20%#306E97
Darker −30%#235271
Darker −40%#17364A
More saturated +25%#46A8E7
Less saturated −25%#7A9CB3

Channel breakdown

R96
G162
B205
Red96 (37.6%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue203.67°
Saturation (HSL)52.15%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 60 · G A2 · B CD

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