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Recognised as Colour

#6178EA

  • #6178EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6178EA is a blue with RGB values 97, 120, 234 and HSL 230°, 77%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6178EA#6178EA
HEX#6178EA
RGBrgb(97, 120, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4706, 0.9176
RGB percentages38%, 47.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(229.9, 76.5%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 58.5%, 91.8%)
CMYK58.5%, 48.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,387,946
CSS custom property--colour: #6178EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21915WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.38:1
Contrast with white3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#9E8715

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D87EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#247BE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0092A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.9Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 15.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.89, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAD361
Analogous#61BCEA, #8F61EA
Triadic#EA6178, #78EA61
Split complementary#EA8F61, #BCEA61
Tetradic#EA61BC, #EAD361, #61EA8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8EBFC
Lighter +20%#BBC5F6
Lighter +10%#8E9EF0
Darker −10%#3452E4
Darker −20%#1B38CA
Darker −30%#152C9D
Darker −40%#0F1F70
More saturated +25%#4C6AFF
Less saturated −25%#7787D4

Channel breakdown

R97
G120
B234
Red97 (38%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue229.93°
Saturation (HSL)76.54%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 78 · B EA

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