Recognised as Colour

#6177A4

#6177A4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#6177A4 is a blue with RGB values 97, 119, 164 and HSL 220°, 27%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#6177A4

RGBrgb(97, 119, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4667, 0.6431

RGB percentages38%, 46.7%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(220.3, 26.9%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 40.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK40.9%, 27.4%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,387,620

CSS custom property--colour: #6177A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18415WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#767676

Inverted#9E885B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#677AA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6074A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#4B8087no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.48:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10 Slate grey · ΔE 17.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2 Gray · ΔE 27.2 Dim grey · ΔE 27.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A48E61

Analogous#6199A4, #6C61A4

Triadic#A46177, #77A461

Split complementary#A46C61, #99A461

Tetradic#A46199, #A48E61, #61A46C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E6EF

Lighter +30%#C2CBDC

Lighter +20%#A2AFC9

Lighter +10%#8193B7

Darker −10%#4D5F85

Darker −20%#3A4865

Darker −30%#273145

Darker −40%#151A24

More saturated +25%#426CC3

Less saturated −25%#808285

Channel breakdown

R97

G119

B164

Red97 (38%)

Green119 (46.7%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue220.3°

Saturation (HSL)26.91%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 77 · B A4

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