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Recognised as Colour

#3146BE

  • #3146BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3146BE is a blue with RGB values 49, 70, 190 and HSL 231°, 59%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3146BE#3146BE
HEX#3146BE
RGBrgb(49, 70, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.2745, 0.7451
RGB percentages19.2%, 27.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(231.1, 59%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 74.2%, 74.5%)
CMYK74.2%, 63.2%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,229,374
CSS custom property--colour: #3146BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08751WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#CEB941

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AC2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#004DBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00657Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 14.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 12.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA931
Analogous#318DBE, #6231BE
Triadic#BE3146, #46BE31
Split complementary#BE6231, #8DBE31
Tetradic#BE318D, #BEA931, #31BE62

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAD0F1
Lighter +30%#A1ACE7
Lighter +20%#7987DC
Lighter +10%#5063D2
Darker −10%#273795
Darker −20%#1C286D
Darker −30%#121944
Darker −40%#070A1C
More saturated +25%#1331DC
Less saturated −25%#4F5BA0

Channel breakdown

R49
G70
B190
Red49 (19.2%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue231.06°
Saturation (HSL)59%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 46 · B BE

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