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Recognised as Colour

#3672CC

  • #3672CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3672CC is a blue with RGB values 54, 114, 204 and HSL 216°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3672CC#3672CC
HEX#3672CC
RGBrgb(54, 114, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.4471, 0.8
RGB percentages21.2%, 44.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(216, 59.5%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216, 73.5%, 80%)
CMYK73.5%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,568,332
CSS custom property--colour: #3672CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.73:1
Contrast with white4.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#C98D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#457BCFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#276DCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.6Royal blue · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC9036
Analogous#36BDCC, #4536CC
Triadic#CC3672, #72CC36
Split complementary#CC4536, #BDCC36
Tetradic#CC36BD, #CC9036, #36CC45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9E4F5
Lighter +30%#B0C8EB
Lighter +20%#87ABE1
Lighter +10%#5F8FD6
Darker −10%#2A5BA5
Darker −20%#20457C
Darker −30%#152E54
Darker −40%#0B182B
More saturated +25%#166CEC
Less saturated −25%#5678AD

Channel breakdown

R54
G114
B204
Red54 (21.2%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue216°
Saturation (HSL)59.52%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 72 · B CC

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