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Recognised as Colour

#616CBD

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

#616CBD is a blue with RGB values 97, 108, 189 and HSL 233°, 41%, 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

#616CBD#616CBD
HEX#616CBD
RGBrgb(97, 108, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4235, 0.7412
RGB percentages38%, 42.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(232.8, 41.1%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 48.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK48.7%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,384,829
CSS custom property--colour: #616CBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16941WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.79:1
Contrast with white4.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#9E9342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C76C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#436FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3E7D8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDB261
Analogous#619ABD, #8461BD
Triadic#BD616C, #6CBD61
Split complementary#BD8461, #9ABD61
Tetradic#BD619A, #BDB261, #61BD84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F2F9
Lighter +30%#CDD0EA
Lighter +20%#A9AFDB
Lighter +10%#858DCC
Darker −10%#4551A6
Darker −20%#363F82
Darker −30%#272E5E
Darker −40%#181C3A
More saturated +25%#4557D9
Less saturated −25%#7D81A1

Channel breakdown

R97
G108
B189
Red97 (38%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue232.83°
Saturation (HSL)41.07%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 6C · B BD

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