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Recognised as Colour

#616BBE

  • #616BBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#616BBE is a blue with RGB values 97, 107, 190 and HSL 234°, 42%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#616BBE#616BBE
HEX#616BBE
RGBrgb(97, 107, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4196, 0.7451
RGB percentages38%, 42%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(233.5, 41.7%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 48.9%, 74.5%)
CMYK48.9%, 43.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,384,574
CSS custom property--colour: #616BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.82:1
Contrast with white4.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#9E9441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4976C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#416EBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3D7D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.7Medium purple · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.5Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEB461
Analogous#619ABE, #8561BE
Triadic#BE616B, #6BBE61
Split complementary#BE8661, #99BE61
Tetradic#BE619A, #BEB461, #61BE86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F2F9
Lighter +30%#CDD1EB
Lighter +20%#A9AFDC
Lighter +10%#858DCD
Darker −10%#454FA7
Darker −20%#363E83
Darker −30%#272D5F
Darker −40%#181C3B
More saturated +25%#4555DA
Less saturated −25%#7D81A2

Channel breakdown

R97
G107
B190
Red97 (38%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue233.55°
Saturation (HSL)41.7%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 6B · B BE

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