#609bdb

Color #609bdb

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.3 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#609bdb

RGB

rgb(96, 155, 219)

HSL

hsl(211.2, 63.1%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.2, 56.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.2%, 29.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(62.54, -0.68, -38.38)

LCH

lch(62.54, 38.39, 268.98)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.1138, 251.61)

HWB

hwb(211.2, 37.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dba060

Analogous

#60d9db

#609bdb

#6360db

Triadic

#609bdb

#db609b

#9bdb60

Split-complementary

#609bdb

#db6360

#d9db60

Tetradic

#609bdb

#a060db

#dba060

#9bdb60

Square

#609bdb

#db60d9

#dba060

#60db63

Shades

Color #609bdb mixed toward black.

#3580d1

#2766ab

#1d4d81

#133356

#0a1a2b

Tints

Color #609bdb mixed toward white.

#7bace1

#95bce7

#b0cded

#cadef3

#e5eef9

Tones

Color #609bdb mixed toward gray.

#6a9cd1

#759cc7

#7f9cbc

#899db2

#939da8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7ece · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#7a76cb · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#64c3c0 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #609bdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#609bdb]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#609bdb (#609bdb) is rgb(96, 155, 219) in RGB.

No, #609bdb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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