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Recognised as Colour

#3286CC

  • #3286CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3286CC is a blue with RGB values 50, 134, 204 and HSL 207°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3286CC#3286CC
HEX#3286CC
RGBrgb(50, 134, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.5255, 0.8
RGB percentages19.6%, 52.5%, 80%
HSLhsl(207.3, 60.6%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 75.5%, 80%)
CMYK75.5%, 34.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,311,308
CSS custom property--colour: #3286CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#CD7933

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6689CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#507BCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.7Light skyblue · ΔE 31.1Light slate grey · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC7832
Analogous#32CCC5, #3239CC
Triadic#CC3286, #86CC32
Split complementary#CC3239, #CCC532
Tetradic#C532CC, #CC7832, #39CC32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E6F5
Lighter +30%#ACCEEB
Lighter +20%#83B6E1
Lighter +10%#5A9ED7
Darker −10%#286BA3
Darker −20%#1E507A
Darker −30%#143551
Darker −40%#0A1A28
More saturated +25%#1289EC
Less saturated −25%#5283AC

Channel breakdown

R50
G134
B204
Red50 (19.6%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue207.27°
Saturation (HSL)60.63%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 86 · B CC

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