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Recognised as Colour

#618BC3

  • #618BC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#618BC3 is a blue with RGB values 97, 139, 195 and HSL 214°, 45%, 57%. 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

#618BC3#618BC3
HEX#618BC3
RGBrgb(97, 139, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.5451, 0.7647
RGB percentages38%, 54.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(214.3, 45%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.3, 50.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK50.3%, 28.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,392,771
CSS custom property--colour: #618BC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24947WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#9E743C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#758EC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6985C2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#33979Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.3Light slate grey · ΔE 22.7Slate grey · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.1Light skyblue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C39961
Analogous#61BCC3, #6861C3
Triadic#C3618B, #8BC361
Split complementary#C36861, #BCC361
Tetradic#C361BC, #C39961, #61C368

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F8FB
Lighter +30%#D0DCED
Lighter +20%#ABC1DF
Lighter +10%#86A6D1
Darker −10%#4271AF
Darker −20%#34598A
Darker −30%#264165
Darker −40%#182940
More saturated +25%#4687DE
Less saturated −25%#7C8FA8

Channel breakdown

R97
G139
B195
Red97 (38%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue214.29°
Saturation (HSL)44.95%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 8B · B C3

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