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Recognised as Colour

#3A5892

  • #3A5892
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3A5892 is a blue with RGB values 58, 88, 146 and HSL 220°, 43%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3A5892#3A5892
HEX#3A5892
RGBrgb(58, 88, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3451, 0.5725
RGB percentages22.7%, 34.5%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(219.5, 43.1%, 40%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.5, 60.3%, 57.3%)
CMYK60.3%, 39.7%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,823,762
CSS custom property--colour: #3A5892;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#C5A76D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F5D94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#345591no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00656Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 30.6Light slate grey · ΔE 31.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 35.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.04, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92743A
Analogous#3A8492, #483A92
Triadic#923A58, #58923A
Split complementary#92483A, #84923A
Tetradic#923A84, #92743A, #3A9248

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B6C5E2
Lighter +30%#92A8D3
Lighter +20%#6D8BC5
Lighter +10%#496EB7
Darker −10%#2B426E
Darker −20%#1D2C49
Darker −30%#0F1625
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2150AC
Less saturated −25%#546079

Channel breakdown

R58
G88
B146
Red58 (22.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue219.55°
Saturation (HSL)43.14%
Lightness40%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 58 · B 92

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