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Recognised as Colour

#617CBC

  • #617CBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#617CBC is a blue with RGB values 97, 124, 188 and HSL 222°, 40%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#617CBC#617CBC
HEX#617CBC
RGBrgb(97, 124, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4863, 0.7373
RGB percentages38%, 48.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(222.2, 40.4%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 48.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK48.4%, 34%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,388,924
CSS custom property--colour: #617CBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#9E8343

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6482BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5A79BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#3C8A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.7Slate grey · ΔE 28Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCA161
Analogous#61A9BC, #7461BC
Triadic#BC617C, #7CBC61
Split complementary#BC7461, #A9BC61
Tetradic#BC61A9, #BCA161, #61BC74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F3F9
Lighter +30%#CCD5EA
Lighter +20%#A9B7DA
Lighter +10%#859ACB
Darker −10%#4662A4
Darker −20%#364C81
Darker −30%#27375D
Darker −40%#182239
More saturated +25%#4571D8
Less saturated −25%#7D87A0

Channel breakdown

R97
G124
B188
Red97 (38%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue222.2°
Saturation (HSL)40.44%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 7C · B BC

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