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Recognised as Colour

#6188C8

  • #6188C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6188C8 is a blue with RGB values 97, 136, 200 and HSL 217°, 48%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6188C8#6188C8
HEX#6188C8
RGBrgb(97, 136, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.5333, 0.7843
RGB percentages38%, 53.3%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(217.3, 48.4%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.3, 51.5%, 78.4%)
CMYK51.5%, 32%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,392,008
CSS custom property--colour: #6188C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2432WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#9E7737

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F8DCBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6383C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#2F969Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 14Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.8Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 27.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 28
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8A161
Analogous#61BCC8, #6D61C8
Triadic#C86188, #88C861
Split complementary#C86D61, #BCC861
Tetradic#C861BC, #C8A161, #61C86D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8FAFD
Lighter +30%#D2DDF0
Lighter +20%#ADC1E2
Lighter +10%#87A4D5
Darker −10%#406DB6
Darker −20%#325691
Darker −30%#25406B
Darker −40%#182945
More saturated +25%#4682E3
Less saturated −25%#7C8EAD

Channel breakdown

R97
G136
B200
Red97 (38%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue217.28°
Saturation (HSL)48.36%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 88 · B C8

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