Colour

#3965CC

#3965CC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3965CC is a blue with RGB values 57, 101, 204 and HSL 222°, 59%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3965CC#3965CC

HEX#3965CC

RGBrgb(57, 101, 204)

RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3961, 0.8

RGB percentages22.4%, 39.6%, 80%

HSLhsl(222, 59%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222, 72.1%, 80%)

CMYK72.1%, 50.5%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,761,612

CSS custom property--colour: #3965CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14537WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1

Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#C69A33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2672D0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0064CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007E8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10 Slate blue · ΔE 15.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4 Medium purple · ΔE 21 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 22

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.99, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CCA039

Analogous#39AFCC, #5639CC

Triadic#CC3965, #65CC39

Split complementary#CC5739, #AFCC39

Tetradic#CC39AF, #CCA039, #39CC56

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBE3F6

Lighter +30%#B3C4EB

Lighter +20%#8AA4E1

Lighter +10%#6285D6

Darker −10%#2B50A7

Darker −20%#213D7E

Darker −30%#162956

Darker −40%#0C162D

More saturated +25%#1A59EB

Less saturated −25%#5871AD

Channel breakdown

R57

G101

B204

Red57 (22.4%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue204 (80%)

Hue222.04°

Saturation (HSL)59.04%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 39 · G 65 · B CC

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