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Recognised as Colour

#618EED

  • #618EED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#618EED is a blue with RGB values 97, 142, 237 and HSL 221°, 80%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#618EED#618EED
HEX#618EED
RGBrgb(97, 142, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.5569, 0.9294
RGB percentages38%, 55.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(220.7, 79.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 59.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK59.1%, 40.1%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,393,581
CSS custom property--colour: #618EED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28002WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.6:1
Contrast with white3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.6:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#9E7112

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6597F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#528AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 5.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.2Royal blue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.5Slate blue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC061
Analogous#61D4ED, #7A61ED
Triadic#ED618E, #8EED61
Split complementary#ED7A61, #D4ED61
Tetradic#ED61D4, #EDC061, #61ED7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF0FD
Lighter +20%#BDCFF7
Lighter +10%#8FAFF2
Darker −10%#336DE8
Darker −20%#1853D0
Darker −30%#1341A2
Darker −40%#0D2F75
More saturated +25%#4F88FF
Less saturated −25%#7796D7

Channel breakdown

R97
G142
B237
Red97 (38%)
Green142 (55.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue220.71°
Saturation (HSL)79.55%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 8E · B ED

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