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Recognised as Colour

#6180CA

  • #6180CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#6180CA is a blue with RGB values 97, 128, 202 and HSL 222°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#6180CA#6180CA
HEX#6180CA
RGBrgb(97, 128, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.502, 0.7922
RGB percentages38%, 50.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(222.3, 49.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.3, 52%, 79.2%)
CMYK52%, 36.6%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,389,962
CSS custom property--colour: #6180CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#9E7F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6387CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#577DC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2F909Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.7Steel blue · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2Medium purple · ΔE 28Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Royal blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAAB61
Analogous#61B4CA, #7761CA
Triadic#CA6180, #80CA61
Split complementary#CA7761, #B4CA61
Tetradic#CA61B4, #CAAB61, #61CA77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFD
Lighter +30%#D4DCF0
Lighter +20%#ADBDE4
Lighter +10%#879FD7
Darker −10%#3E63BA
Darker −20%#314E94
Darker −30%#253A6D
Darker −40%#182647
More saturated +25%#4775E4
Less saturated −25%#7B8BB0

Channel breakdown

R97
G128
B202
Red97 (38%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue222.29°
Saturation (HSL)49.76%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 80 · B CA

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