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Recognised as Colour

#3165C3

  • #3165C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3165C3 is a blue with RGB values 49, 101, 195 and HSL 219°, 60%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3165C3#3165C3
HEX#3165C3
RGBrgb(49, 101, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.3961, 0.7647
RGB percentages19.2%, 39.6%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(218.6, 59.8%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 74.9%, 76.5%)
CMYK74.9%, 48.2%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,237,315
CSS custom property--colour: #3165C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.139WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.56:1
Contrast with white5.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#CE9A3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#306FC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007B8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C38F31
Analogous#31AEC3, #4631C3
Triadic#C33165, #65C331
Split complementary#C34631, #AEC331
Tetradic#C331AE, #C38F31, #31C346

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDDBF3
Lighter +30%#A5BDE8
Lighter +20%#7C9FDE
Lighter +10%#5381D4
Darker −10%#27509A
Darker −20%#1D3B71
Darker −30%#122649
Darker −40%#081120
More saturated +25%#125CE2
Less saturated −25%#4F6EA4

Channel breakdown

R49
G101
B195
Red49 (19.2%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue218.63°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 65 · B C3

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