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Recognised as Colour

#3869B9

  • #3869B9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3869B9 is a blue with RGB values 56, 105, 185 and HSL 217°, 54%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3869B9#3869B9
HEX#3869B9
RGBrgb(56, 105, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4118, 0.7255
RGB percentages22%, 41.2%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(217.2, 53.5%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 69.7%, 72.5%)
CMYK69.7%, 43.2%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,697,081
CSS custom property--colour: #3869B9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1
Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#C79646

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4371BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C65B7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.8Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 17.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B98838
Analogous#38AAB9, #4738B9
Triadic#B93869, #69B938
Split complementary#B94838, #A9B938
Tetradic#B938AA, #B98838, #38B948

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDDAF0
Lighter +30%#A6BEE4
Lighter +20%#7FA1D8
Lighter +10%#5884CC
Darker −10%#2C5392
Darker −20%#203D6B
Darker −30%#142644
Darker −40%#09101C
More saturated +25%#1A62D7
Less saturated −25%#56709B

Channel breakdown

R56
G105
B185
Red56 (22%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue217.21°
Saturation (HSL)53.53%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 69 · B B9

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