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Colour

#617DBA

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

#617DBA is a blue with RGB values 97, 125, 186 and HSL 221°, 39%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#617DBA#617DBA
HEX#617DBA
RGBrgb(97, 125, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4902, 0.7294
RGB percentages38%, 49%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(221.1, 39.2%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 47.8%, 72.9%)
CMYK47.8%, 32.8%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,389,178
CSS custom property--colour: #617DBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20754WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#9E8245

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6682BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7AB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3D8A93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Light slate grey · ΔE 26Slate grey · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA9E61
Analogous#61AABA, #7161BA
Triadic#BA617D, #7DBA61
Split complementary#BA7261, #AABA61
Tetradic#BA61AA, #BA9E61, #61BA71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF2F8
Lighter +30%#CBD5E9
Lighter +20%#A8B7D9
Lighter +10%#849ACA
Darker −10%#4763A1
Darker −20%#374D7E
Darker −30%#28385A
Darker −40%#182237
More saturated +25%#4572D6
Less saturated −25%#7D889E

Channel breakdown

R97
G125
B186
Red97 (38%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue221.12°
Saturation (HSL)39.21%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 7D · B BA

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