Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#3163CC

  • #3163CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3163CC is a blue with RGB values 49, 99, 204 and HSL 221°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3163CC#3163CC
HEX#3163CC
RGBrgb(49, 99, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.3882, 0.8
RGB percentages19.2%, 38.8%, 80%
HSLhsl(220.6, 61.3%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.6, 76%, 80%)
CMYK76%, 51.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,236,812
CSS custom property--colour: #3163CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13936WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#CE9C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1D70D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007C8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Medium purple · ΔE 21.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 23
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9A31
Analogous#31B1CC, #4C31CC
Triadic#CC3163, #63CC31
Split complementary#CC4C31, #B1CC31
Tetradic#CC31B1, #CC9A31, #31CC4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4DFF5
Lighter +30%#ABC0EB
Lighter +20%#82A1E1
Lighter +10%#5982D7
Darker −10%#274FA3
Darker −20%#1D3B7A
Darker −30%#132751
Darker −40%#091328
More saturated +25%#1158EC
Less saturated −25%#516EAC

Channel breakdown

R49
G99
B204
Red49 (19.2%)
Green99 (38.8%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue220.65°
Saturation (HSL)61.26%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 63 · B CC

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “3163cc” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.