Recognised as Colour

#3682CC

#3682CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3682CC is a blue with RGB values 54, 130, 204 and HSL 210°, 60%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3682CC#3682CC

HEX#3682CC

RGBrgb(54, 130, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.5098, 0.8

RGB percentages21.2%, 51%, 80%

HSLhsl(209.6, 59.5%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(209.6, 73.5%, 80%)

CMYK73.5%, 36.3%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,572,428

CSS custom property--colour: #3682CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.22:1

Contrast with white4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#777777

Inverted#C97D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6086CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#4A78CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00949Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5 Steel blue · ΔE 14 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1 Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.5 Royal blue · ΔE 32.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CC8036

Analogous#36CCCB, #3637CC

Triadic#CC3682, #82CC36

Split complementary#CC3637, #CCCB36

Tetradic#CB36CC, #CC8036, #37CC36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D9E7F5

Lighter +30%#B0CEEB

Lighter +20%#87B5E1

Lighter +10%#5F9BD6

Darker −10%#2A68A5

Darker −20%#204F7C

Darker −30%#153554

Darker −40%#0B1B2B

More saturated +25%#1682EC

Less saturated −25%#5682AD

Channel breakdown

R54

G130

B204

Red54 (21.2%)

Green130 (51%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue209.6°

Saturation (HSL)59.52%

Lightness50.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G 82 · B CC

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