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Recognised as Colour

#616FC4

  • #616FC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#616FC4 is a blue with RGB values 97, 111, 196 and HSL 232°, 46%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#616FC4#616FC4
HEX#616FC4
RGBrgb(97, 111, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4353, 0.7686
RGB percentages38%, 43.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(231.5, 45.6%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 50.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK50.5%, 43.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,385,604
CSS custom property--colour: #616FC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17896WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#9E903B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C7AC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#4271C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#388190no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Medium purple · ΔE 19.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4B661
Analogous#61A1C4, #8461C4
Triadic#C4616F, #6FC461
Split complementary#C48461, #A1C461
Tetradic#C461A1, #C4B661, #61C484

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F6FB
Lighter +30%#D0D5EE
Lighter +20%#ABB3E0
Lighter +10%#8691D2
Darker −10%#4251B0
Darker −20%#34408B
Darker −30%#262F66
Darker −40%#181E41
More saturated +25%#465CDF
Less saturated −25%#7C82A9

Channel breakdown

R97
G111
B196
Red97 (38%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue231.52°
Saturation (HSL)45.62%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 6F · B C4

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