Colour

#6197AB

#6197AB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#6197AB is a cyan with RGB values 97, 151, 171 and HSL 196°, 31%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#6197AB#6197AB

HEX#6197AB

RGBrgb(97, 151, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.5922, 0.6706

RGB percentages38%, 59.2%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(196.2, 30.6%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(196.2, 43.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK43.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,395,819

CSS custom property--colour: #6197AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27615WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.52:1

Contrast with white3.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8D8D8D

Inverted#9E6854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8C94ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#808CABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original

Tritanopia#419D9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.22:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 11.9 Slate grey · ΔE 13.5 Steel blue · ΔE 19.5 Sky blue · ΔE 20.5 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB7561

Analogous#61AB9A, #6172AB

Triadic#AB6197, #97AB61

Split complementary#AB6172, #AB9A61

Tetradic#9A61AB, #AB7561, #72AB61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E6EFF2

Lighter +30%#C5D9E0

Lighter +20%#A4C3CE

Lighter +10%#82ADBD

Darker −10%#4B7C8E

Darker −20%#3A5F6C

Darker −30%#28424B

Darker −40%#16242A

More saturated +25%#43A5C9

Less saturated −25%#7F898D

Channel breakdown

R97

G151

B171

Red97 (38%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue196.22°

Saturation (HSL)30.58%

Lightness52.55%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 61 · G 97 · B AB

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