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Recognised as Colour

#61749E

  • #61749E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#61749E is a blue with RGB values 97, 116, 158 and HSL 221°, 24%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#61749E#61749E
HEX#61749E
RGBrgb(97, 116, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4549, 0.6196
RGB percentages38%, 45.5%, 62%
HSLhsl(221.3, 23.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 38.6%, 62%)
CMYK38.6%, 26.6%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,386,846
CSS custom property--colour: #61749E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#9E8B61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6677A0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#60729Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original
Tritanopia#4E7D83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4Slate grey · ΔE 16Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Dim grey · ΔE 25.6Gray · ΔE 25.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E8B61
Analogous#61939E, #6C619E
Triadic#9E6174, #749E61
Split complementary#9E6C61, #939E61
Tetradic#9E6193, #9E8B61, #619E6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE3EC
Lighter +30%#C0C7D8
Lighter +20%#A0ACC5
Lighter +10%#8190B1
Darker −10%#4E5D7E
Darker −20%#3A465F
Darker −30%#272E3F
Darker −40%#131720
More saturated +25%#4168BE
Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R97
G116
B158
Red97 (38%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue221.31°
Saturation (HSL)23.92%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 74 · B 9E

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