Recognised as Colour

#616CAF

#616CAF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#616CAF is a blue with RGB values 97, 108, 175 and HSL 232°, 33%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#616CAF#616CAF

HEX#616CAF

RGBrgb(97, 108, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4235, 0.6863

RGB percentages38%, 42.4%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(231.5, 32.8%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 44.6%, 68.6%)

CMYK44.6%, 38.3%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,384,815

CSS custom property--colour: #616CAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.92:1

Contrast with white4.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#9E9350

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5474B2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4E6EADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Tritanopia#467A85no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Medium purple · ΔE 27.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.2 Slate blue · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFA461

Analogous#6193AF, #7D61AF

Triadic#AF616C, #6CAF61

Split complementary#AF7D61, #93AF61

Tetradic#AF6193, #AFA461, #61AF7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8EAF4

Lighter +30%#C7CBE2

Lighter +20%#A5ABD1

Lighter +10%#838BC0

Darker −10%#4A5593

Darker −20%#394171

Darker −30%#282E4F

Darker −40%#171A2D

More saturated +25%#4357CD

Less saturated −25%#7F8191

Channel breakdown

R97

G108

B175

Red97 (38%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue231.54°

Saturation (HSL)32.77%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 6C · B AF

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