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Recognised as Colour

#616BAD

  • #616BAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#616BAD is a blue with RGB values 97, 107, 173 and HSL 232°, 32%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#616BAD#616BAD
HEX#616BAD
RGBrgb(97, 107, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4196, 0.6784
RGB percentages38%, 42%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(232.1, 31.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 43.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK43.9%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,384,557
CSS custom property--colour: #616BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.98:1
Contrast with white4.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#9E9452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5373B0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4D6DABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#487884no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.8Slate blue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADA361
Analogous#6191AD, #7D61AD
Triadic#AD616B, #6BAD61
Split complementary#AD7D61, #91AD61
Tetradic#AD6191, #ADA361, #61AD7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E9F3
Lighter +30%#C6C9E1
Lighter +20%#A4AAD0
Lighter +10%#838ABE
Darker −10%#4B5490
Darker −20%#39406F
Darker −30%#282D4D
Darker −40%#17192B
More saturated +25%#4355CB
Less saturated −25%#7F818F

Channel breakdown

R97
G107
B173
Red97 (38%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue232.11°
Saturation (HSL)31.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 6B · B AD

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