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Colour

#6177AA

  • #6177AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6177AA is a blue with RGB values 97, 119, 170 and HSL 222°, 30%, 52%. 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

#6177AA#6177AA
HEX#6177AA
RGBrgb(97, 119, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4667, 0.6667
RGB percentages38%, 46.7%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(221.9, 30%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.9, 42.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK42.9%, 30%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,387,626
CSS custom property--colour: #6177AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18637WCAG 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 backgroundBlackcontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#9E8855

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#657BACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E75A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#488289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2Slate grey · ΔE 20.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.1Gray · ΔE 30.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA9461
Analogous#619CAA, #6F61AA
Triadic#AA6177, #77AA61
Split complementary#AA6F61, #9CAA61
Tetradic#AA619C, #AA9461, #61AA6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E9F1
Lighter +30%#C4CDE0
Lighter +20%#A3B0CE
Lighter +10%#8294BC
Darker −10%#4C5F8C
Darker −20%#3A496B
Darker −30%#28324A
Darker −40%#161C29
More saturated +25%#436BC8
Less saturated −25%#7F838C

Channel breakdown

R97
G119
B170
Red97 (38%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue221.92°
Saturation (HSL)30.04%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 77 · B AA

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