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Colour

#6179AE

  • #6179AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6179AE is a blue with RGB values 97, 121, 174 and HSL 221°, 32%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6179AE#6179AE
HEX#6179AE
RGBrgb(97, 121, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4745, 0.6824
RGB percentages38%, 47.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(221.3, 32.2%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 44.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK44.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,388,142
CSS custom property--colour: #6179AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19272WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.85:1
Contrast with white4.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#9E8651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#667DB0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E76ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#45848Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.7Slate grey · ΔE 21.8Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8Gray · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.88, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE9661
Analogous#61A0AE, #6F61AE
Triadic#AE6179, #79AE61
Split complementary#AE7061, #A0AE61
Tetradic#AE61A0, #AE9661, #61AE6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8EBF3
Lighter +30%#C6CFE2
Lighter +20%#A4B2D1
Lighter +10%#8396BF
Darker −10%#4B6191
Darker −20%#394A70
Darker −30%#28344E
Darker −40%#171D2C
More saturated +25%#436ECC
Less saturated −25%#7F8490

Channel breakdown

R97
G121
B174
Red97 (38%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue221.3°
Saturation (HSL)32.22%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 79 · B AE

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