Colour

#61729D

#61729D
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#61729D is a blue with RGB values 97, 114, 157 and HSL 223°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#61729D#61729D

HEX#61729D

RGBrgb(97, 114, 157)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4471, 0.6157

RGB percentages38%, 44.7%, 61.6%

HSLhsl(223, 23.6%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223, 38.2%, 61.6%)

CMYK38.2%, 27.4%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,386,333

CSS custom property--colour: #61729D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.77:1

Contrast with white4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#9E8D62

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#64759Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5E709Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#4E7B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.1 Slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Dim grey · ΔE 26 Gray · ΔE 26.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 28

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9D8C61

Analogous#61909D, #6E619D

Triadic#9D6172, #729D61

Split complementary#9D6E61, #909D61

Tetradic#9D6190, #9D8C61, #619D6E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE2EB

Lighter +30%#BFC6D8

Lighter +20%#A0AAC4

Lighter +10%#808EB1

Darker −10%#4E5B7D

Darker −20%#3A445E

Darker −30%#272D3E

Darker −40%#13161F

More saturated +25%#4164BD

Less saturated −25%#7F7F7F

Channel breakdown

R97

G114

B157

Red97 (38%)

Green114 (44.7%)

Blue157 (61.6%)

Hue223°

Saturation (HSL)23.62%

Lightness49.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 72 · B 9D

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