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Colour

#3956C6

  • #3956C6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3956C6 is a blue with RGB values 57, 86, 198 and HSL 228°, 55%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3956C6#3956C6
HEX#3956C6
RGBrgb(57, 86, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3373, 0.7765
RGB percentages22.4%, 33.7%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(227.7, 55.3%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.7, 71.2%, 77.6%)
CMYK71.2%, 56.6%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,757,766
CSS custom property--colour: #3956C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C6A939

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#007285no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.2Slate blue · ΔE 10.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6A939
Analogous#399CC6, #6339C6
Triadic#C63956, #56C639
Split complementary#C66339, #9DC639
Tetradic#C6399C, #C6A939, #39C663

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DDF4
Lighter +30%#B0BBE8
Lighter +20%#889ADD
Lighter +10%#6178D1
Darker −10%#2E459E
Darker −20%#223477
Darker −30%#17224F
Darker −40%#0B1128
More saturated +25%#1943E6
Less saturated −25%#5969A6

Channel breakdown

R57
G86
B198
Red57 (22.4%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue227.66°
Saturation (HSL)55.29%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 56 · B C6

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