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Recognised as Colour

#6178F4

  • #6178F4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#6178F4 is a blue with RGB values 97, 120, 244 and HSL 231°, 87%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#6178F4#6178F4
HEX#6178F4
RGBrgb(97, 120, 244)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4706, 0.9569
RGB percentages38%, 47.1%, 95.7%
HSLhsl(230.6, 87%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.6, 60.2%, 95.7%)
CMYK60.2%, 50.8%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,387,956
CSS custom property--colour: #6178F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.5:1
Contrast with white3.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#9E870B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3189F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007CF1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0095ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.82:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.5:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.9Slate blue · ΔE 13.9Medium purple · ΔE 17.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F4DD61
Analogous#61C2F4, #9361F4
Triadic#F46178, #78F461
Split complementary#F49361, #C2F461
Tetradic#F461C2, #F4DD61, #61F493

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F2FE
Lighter +20%#C0C9FB
Lighter +10%#91A1F7
Darker −10%#314FF1
Darker −20%#1030DF
Darker −30%#0C26B0
Darker −40%#091C80
More saturated +25%#5670FF
Less saturated −25%#7687DF

Channel breakdown

R97
G120
B244
Red97 (38%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue244 (95.7%)
Hue230.61°
Saturation (HSL)86.98%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 78 · B F4

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