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Colour

#6198CE

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

#6198CE is a blue with RGB values 97, 152, 206 and HSL 210°, 53%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#6198CE#6198CE
HEX#6198CE
RGBrgb(97, 152, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.3804, 0.5961, 0.8078
RGB percentages38%, 59.6%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(209.7, 52.7%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 52.9%, 80.8%)
CMYK52.9%, 26.2%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,396,110
CSS custom property--colour: #6198CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.89:1
Contrast with white3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#9E6731

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#829AD0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#748FCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Tritanopia#22A5ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 22.8Slate grey · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE9761
Analogous#61CECE, #6161CE
Triadic#CE6198, #98CE61
Split complementary#CE6161, #CECE61
Tetradic#CE61CE, #CE9761, #61CE61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFE
Lighter +30%#D6E4F2
Lighter +20%#AFCBE6
Lighter +10%#88B1DA
Darker −10%#3C7FC0
Darker −20%#306599
Darker −30%#244B72
Darker −40%#17324C
More saturated +25%#4798E8
Less saturated −25%#7B98B4

Channel breakdown

R97
G152
B206
Red97 (38%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue209.72°
Saturation (HSL)52.66%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 61 · G 98 · B CE

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