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Recognised as Colour

#3086C4

  • #3086C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3086C4 is a blue with RGB values 48, 134, 196 and HSL 205°, 61%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3086C4#3086C4
HEX#3086C4
RGBrgb(48, 134, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.5255, 0.7686
RGB percentages18.8%, 52.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(205.1, 60.7%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 75.5%, 76.9%)
CMYK75.5%, 31.6%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,180,228
CSS custom property--colour: #3086C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#CF793B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6988C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#557AC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00959Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Light skyblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C46E30
Analogous#30C4B8, #303CC4
Triadic#C43086, #86C430
Split complementary#C4303C, #C4B830
Tetradic#B830C4, #C46E30, #3CC430

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE3F3
Lighter +30%#A4CCE9
Lighter +20%#7BB5DF
Lighter +10%#529ED5
Darker −10%#266A9B
Darker −20%#1C4E72
Darker −30%#123249
Darker −40%#081620
More saturated +25%#118BE3
Less saturated −25%#4F81A6

Channel breakdown

R48
G134
B196
Red48 (18.8%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue205.14°
Saturation (HSL)60.66%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 86 · B C4

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