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Recognised as Colour

#6180A2

  • #6180A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6180A2 is a blue with RGB values 97, 128, 162 and HSL 211°, 26%, 51%. 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

#6180A2#6180A2
HEX#6180A2
RGBrgb(97, 128, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.502, 0.6353
RGB percentages38%, 50.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(211.4, 25.9%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 40.1%, 63.5%)
CMYK40.1%, 21%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,389,922
CSS custom property--colour: #6180A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20588WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.2 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#7C7C7C
Inverted#9E7F5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7381A4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B7AA1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#4A888Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22 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 10.7Slate grey · ΔE 11.1Light slate grey · ΔE 11.1Gray · ΔE 21.8Dim grey · ΔE 23.2Cadetblue · ΔE 24.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A28361
Analogous#61A1A2, #6261A2
Triadic#A26180, #80A261
Split complementary#A26261, #A1A261
Tetradic#A261A1, #A28361, #61A262

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E1E7EE
Lighter +30%#C1CDDB
Lighter +20%#A1B4C8
Lighter +10%#819AB5
Darker −10%#4D6783
Darker −20%#3A4E63
Darker −30%#273443
Darker −40%#141B23
More saturated +25%#427FC1
Less saturated −25%#808183

Channel breakdown

R97
G128
B162
Red97 (38%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue211.38°
Saturation (HSL)25.9%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 80 · B A2

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