Colour

#3568AE

#3568AE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3568AE is a blue with RGB values 53, 104, 174 and HSL 215°, 53%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3568AE#3568AE

HEX#3568AE

RGBrgb(53, 104, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4078, 0.6824

RGB percentages20.8%, 40.8%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(214.7, 53.3%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 69.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK69.5%, 40.2%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,500,206

CSS custom property--colour: #3568AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13714WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.61:1

Contrast with white5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#CA9751

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#486EB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#3562ADno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007882no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.4 Royal blue · ΔE 30.4 Medium purple · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AE7B35

Analogous#35A5AE, #3E35AE

Triadic#AE3568, #68AE35

Split complementary#AE3E35, #A5AE35

Tetradic#AE35A5, #AE7B35, #35AE3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C2D4ED

Lighter +30%#9BB9E1

Lighter +20%#749DD5

Lighter +10%#4D81C9

Darker −10%#295187

Darker −20%#1D3960

Darker −30%#112239

Darker −40%#050B12

More saturated +25%#1964CA

Less saturated −25%#516C92

Channel breakdown

R53

G104

B174

Red53 (20.8%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue214.71°

Saturation (HSL)53.3%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 68 · B AE

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