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Recognised as Colour

#617EBC

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

#617EBC is a blue with RGB values 97, 126, 188 and HSL 221°, 40%, 56%. 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

#617EBC#617EBC
HEX#617EBC
RGBrgb(97, 126, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.4941, 0.7373
RGB percentages38%, 49.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(220.9, 40.4%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 48.4%, 73.7%)
CMYK48.4%, 33%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,389,436
CSS custom property--colour: #617EBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21094WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#9E8143

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6783BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5D7BBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#3B8B94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.4Light slate grey · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC9F61
Analogous#61ACBC, #7161BC
Triadic#BC617E, #7EBC61
Split complementary#BC7261, #ACBC61
Tetradic#BC61AC, #BC9F61, #61BC71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F3F9
Lighter +30%#CCD6EA
Lighter +20%#A9B8DA
Lighter +10%#859BCB
Darker −10%#4664A4
Darker −20%#364E81
Darker −30%#27385D
Darker −40%#182339
More saturated +25%#4574D8
Less saturated −25%#7D88A0

Channel breakdown

R97
G126
B188
Red97 (38%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue220.88°
Saturation (HSL)40.44%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 7E · B BC

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