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Recognised as Colour

#618ACA

  • #618ACA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#618ACA is a blue with RGB values 97, 138, 202 and HSL 217°, 50%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#618ACA#618ACA
HEX#618ACA
RGBrgb(97, 138, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.5412, 0.7922
RGB percentages38%, 54.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(216.6, 49.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 52%, 79.2%)
CMYK52%, 31.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,392,522
CSS custom property--colour: #618ACA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6:1
Contrast with white3.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#9E7535

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#718ECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#6484C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2C98A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.5:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.2Slate grey · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CAA161
Analogous#61BFCA, #6C61CA
Triadic#CA618A, #8ACA61
Split complementary#CA6C61, #BFCA61
Tetradic#CA61BF, #CAA161, #61CA6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFD
Lighter +30%#D4DFF0
Lighter +20%#ADC3E4
Lighter +10%#87A6D7
Darker −10%#3E6EBA
Darker −20%#315894
Darker −30%#25416D
Darker −40%#182A47
More saturated +25%#4784E4
Less saturated −25%#7B90B0

Channel breakdown

R97
G138
B202
Red97 (38%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue216.57°
Saturation (HSL)49.76%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 8A · B CA

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