Recognised as Colour

#3960D5

#3960D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3960D5 is a blue with RGB values 57, 96, 213 and HSL 225°, 65%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3960D5

RGBrgb(57, 96, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3765, 0.8353

RGB percentages22.4%, 37.6%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(225, 65%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 73.2%, 83.5%)

CMYK73.2%, 54.9%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,760,341

CSS custom property--colour: #3960D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#C69F2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070D9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Tritanopia#007D91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 3.7 Slate blue · ΔE 11.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 3.71, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D5AE39

Analogous#39AED5, #6039D5

Triadic#D53960, #60D539

Split complementary#D56039, #AED539

Tetradic#D539AE, #D5AE39, #39D560

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E7F9

Lighter +30%#B7C5F0

Lighter +20%#8DA4E7

Lighter +10%#6382DE

Darker −10%#264AB5

Darker −20%#1D398B

Darker −30%#142761

Darker −40%#0C1636

More saturated +25%#1B51F3

Less saturated −25%#576FB7

Channel breakdown

R57

G96

B213

Red57 (22.4%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)65%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 39 · G 60 · B D5

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Colour harmonies

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