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Recognised as Colour

#3592CD

  • #3592CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3592CD is a blue with RGB values 53, 146, 205 and HSL 203°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3592CD#3592CD
HEX#3592CD
RGBrgb(53, 146, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.5725, 0.8039
RGB percentages20.8%, 57.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(203.3, 60.3%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.3, 74.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK74.1%, 28.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,510,989
CSS custom property--colour: #3592CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#CA6D32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7793D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6284CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Light skyblue · ΔE 24.2Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Sky blue · ΔE 28.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.67, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD7035
Analogous#35CDBC, #3546CD
Triadic#CD3592, #92CD35
Split complementary#CD3546, #CDBC35
Tetradic#BC35CD, #CD7035, #46CD35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9EAF5
Lighter +30%#B0D4EB
Lighter +20%#87BEE1
Lighter +10%#5EA8D7
Darker −10%#2975A6
Darker −20%#1F597D
Darker −30%#153C54
Darker −40%#0B1F2B
More saturated +25%#1599ED
Less saturated −25%#558BAE

Channel breakdown

R53
G146
B205
Red53 (20.8%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue203.29°
Saturation (HSL)60.32%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 92 · B CD

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