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Recognised as Colour

#618FE2

  • #618FE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#618FE2 is a blue with RGB values 97, 143, 226 and HSL 219°, 69%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#618FE2#618FE2
HEX#618FE2
RGBrgb(97, 143, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.5608, 0.8863
RGB percentages38%, 56.1%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(218.6, 69%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 57.1%, 88.6%)
CMYK57.1%, 36.7%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,393,826
CSS custom property--colour: #618FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1
Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#9E701D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D96E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C8AE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 3.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.5Steel blue · ΔE 20.8Royal blue · ΔE 28Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 3.4, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2B461
Analogous#61D0E2, #7361E2
Triadic#E2618F, #8FE261
Split complementary#E27361, #D0E261
Tetradic#E261D0, #E2B461, #61E273

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2EBFA
Lighter +20%#B7CCF2
Lighter +10%#8CAEEA
Darker −10%#3670DA
Darker −20%#2259BB
Darker −30%#1A4490
Darker −40%#123065
More saturated +25%#4A88F9
Less saturated −25%#7896CB

Channel breakdown

R97
G143
B226
Red97 (38%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue218.6°
Saturation (HSL)68.98%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 8F · B E2

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