Recognised as Colour

#3694DB

#3694DB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3694DB is a blue with RGB values 54, 148, 219 and HSL 206°, 70%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3694DB

RGBrgb(54, 148, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.5804, 0.8588

RGB percentages21.2%, 58%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(205.8, 69.6%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 75.3%, 85.9%)

CMYK75.3%, 32.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,577,051

CSS custom property--colour: #3694DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.42:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.42:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#C96B24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7397DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C87DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.7 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.8 Sky blue · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DB7D36

Analogous#36DBCF, #3642DB

Triadic#DB3694, #94DB36

Split complementary#DB3642, #DBCF36

Tetradic#CF36DB, #DB7D36, #42DB36

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3F0FA

Lighter +30%#B8D9F2

Lighter +20%#8DC2EA

Lighter +10%#61ABE3

Darker −10%#227ABC

Darker −20%#1A5E91

Darker −30%#124266

Darker −40%#0A263B

More saturated +25%#1898F9

Less saturated −25%#5490BD

Channel breakdown

R54

G148

B219

Red54 (21.2%)

Green148 (58%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue205.82°

Saturation (HSL)69.62%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G 94 · B DB

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