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Colour

#6177CB

  • #6177CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6177CB is a blue with RGB values 97, 119, 203 and HSL 228°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6177CB#6177CB
HEX#6177CB
RGBrgb(97, 119, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4667, 0.7961
RGB percentages38%, 46.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(227.5, 50.5%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 52.2%, 79.6%)
CMYK52.2%, 41.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,387,659
CSS custom property--colour: #6177CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.01:1
Contrast with white4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#9E8834

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5581CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#4977C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Tritanopia#308997no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Royal blue · ΔE 22.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBB561
Analogous#61ACCB, #8061CB
Triadic#CB6177, #77CB61
Split complementary#CB8061, #ACCB61
Tetradic#CB61AC, #CBB561, #61CB80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFE
Lighter +30%#D4DAF1
Lighter +20%#AEB9E4
Lighter +10%#8798D8
Darker −10%#3E58BB
Darker −20%#314695
Darker −30%#24346F
Darker −40%#182248
More saturated +25%#4768E5
Less saturated −25%#7B86B1

Channel breakdown

R97
G119
B203
Red97 (38%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue227.55°
Saturation (HSL)50.48%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 77 · B CB

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