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Recognised as Colour

#6198C2

  • #6198C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#6198C2 is a blue with RGB values 97, 152, 194 and HSL 206°, 44%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6198C2#6198C2
HEX#6198C2
RGBrgb(97, 152, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.5961, 0.7608
RGB percentages38%, 59.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(206, 44.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206, 50%, 76.1%)
CMYK50%, 21.6%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,396,098
CSS custom property--colour: #6198C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.78:1
Contrast with white3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#9E673D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8698C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#798EC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original
Tritanopia#30A2A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.8Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Slate grey · ΔE 19Light skyblue · ΔE 19.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.2Light steelblue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28B61
Analogous#61C2BB, #6168C2
Triadic#C26198, #98C261
Split complementary#C26167, #C2BB61
Tetradic#BC61C2, #C28B61, #68C261

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F8FB
Lighter +30%#CFE0ED
Lighter +20%#ABC8DE
Lighter +10%#86B0D0
Darker −10%#437FAD
Darker −20%#356488
Darker −30%#264964
Darker −40%#182E3F
More saturated +25%#469CDD
Less saturated −25%#7C94A7

Channel breakdown

R97
G152
B194
Red97 (38%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue205.98°
Saturation (HSL)44.29%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 98 · B C2

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