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Recognised as Colour

#3162AB

  • #3162AB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3162AB is a blue with RGB values 49, 98, 171 and HSL 216°, 55%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3162AB#3162AB
HEX#3162AB
RGBrgb(49, 98, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.3843, 0.6706
RGB percentages19.2%, 38.4%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(215.9, 55.5%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 71.3%, 67.1%)
CMYK71.3%, 42.7%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,236,523
CSS custom property--colour: #3162AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.06:1
Contrast with white6.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#CE9D54

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F69AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A5DAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00737Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.3Royal blue · ΔE 28.3Slate blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 20.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AB7A31
Analogous#319FAB, #3D31AB
Triadic#AB3162, #62AB31
Split complementary#AB3D31, #9FAB31
Tetradic#AB319F, #AB7A31, #31AB3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCCFEC
Lighter +30%#95B3E0
Lighter +20%#6D97D5
Lighter +10%#457ACA
Darker −10%#264B83
Darker −20%#1A355C
Darker −30%#0F1E34
Darker −40%#04070C
More saturated +25%#155DC6
Less saturated −25%#4D6790

Channel breakdown

R49
G98
B171
Red49 (19.2%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue215.9°
Saturation (HSL)55.45%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 62 · B AB

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