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Recognised as Colour

#617AC5

  • #617AC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#617AC5 is a blue with RGB values 97, 122, 197 and HSL 225°, 46%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#617AC5#617AC5
HEX#617AC5
RGBrgb(97, 122, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4784, 0.7725
RGB percentages38%, 47.8%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(225, 46.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 50.8%, 77.3%)
CMYK50.8%, 38.1%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,388,421
CSS custom property--colour: #617AC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20492WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#9E853A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D82C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#5279C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#358A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Royal blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5AC61
Analogous#61ACC5, #7A61C5
Triadic#C5617A, #7AC561
Split complementary#C57A61, #ACC561
Tetradic#C561AC, #C5AC61, #61C57A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F8FC
Lighter +30%#D1D8EE
Lighter +20%#ACB9E0
Lighter +10%#8699D3
Darker −10%#415DB2
Darker −20%#344A8C
Darker −30%#263667
Darker −40%#182342
More saturated +25%#466CE0
Less saturated −25%#7C87AA

Channel breakdown

R97
G122
B197
Red97 (38%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)46.3%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 7A · B C5

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