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Colour

#3576CB

  • #3576CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3576CB is a blue with RGB values 53, 118, 203 and HSL 214°, 59%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3576CB#3576CB
HEX#3576CB
RGBrgb(53, 118, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4627, 0.7961
RGB percentages20.8%, 46.3%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(214, 59.1%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 73.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK73.9%, 41.9%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,503,819
CSS custom property--colour: #3576CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#CA8934

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D7DCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#336FC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008A96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.6Steel blue · ΔE 22Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB8A35
Analogous#35C1CB, #3F35CB
Triadic#CB3576, #76CB35
Split complementary#CB3F35, #C1CB35
Tetradic#CB35C1, #CB8A35, #35CB3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7E4F5
Lighter +30%#AFC9EA
Lighter +20%#86ADE0
Lighter +10%#5E92D5
Darker −10%#2A5EA3
Darker −20%#20477A
Darker −30%#152F52
Darker −40%#0B1829
More saturated +25%#1572EB
Less saturated −25%#557AAB

Channel breakdown

R53
G118
B203
Red53 (20.8%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue214°
Saturation (HSL)59.06%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 76 · B CB

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