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Colour

#6177AB

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

#6177AB is a blue with RGB values 97, 119, 171 and HSL 222°, 31%, 53%. 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

#6177AB#6177AB
HEX#6177AB
RGBrgb(97, 119, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4667, 0.6706
RGB percentages38%, 46.7%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(222.2, 30.6%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 43.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK43.3%, 30.4%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,387,627
CSS custom property--colour: #6177AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18675WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.74:1
Contrast with white4.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#9E8854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#657BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D75AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#478289no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.43:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.4Slate grey · ΔE 21.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.4Gray · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB9561
Analogous#619CAB, #7061AB
Triadic#AB6177, #77AB61
Split complementary#AB7061, #9CAB61
Tetradic#AB619C, #AB9561, #61AB70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6EAF2
Lighter +30%#C5CDE0
Lighter +20%#A4B0CE
Lighter +10%#8294BD
Darker −10%#4B5F8E
Darker −20%#3A496C
Darker −30%#28324B
Darker −40%#161C2A
More saturated +25%#436BC9
Less saturated −25%#7F838D

Channel breakdown

R97
G119
B171
Red97 (38%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue222.16°
Saturation (HSL)30.58%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 77 · B AB

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