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Recognised as Colour

#3A5B95

  • #3A5B95
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3A5B95 is a blue with RGB values 58, 91, 149 and HSL 218°, 44%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3A5B95#3A5B95
HEX#3A5B95
RGBrgb(58, 91, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3569, 0.5843
RGB percentages22.7%, 35.7%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(218.2, 44%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.2, 61.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK61.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,824,533
CSS custom property--colour: #3A5B95;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.75:1
Contrast with white6.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C5A46A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#426097no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#365894no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006871no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1Slate grey · ΔE 29.9Light slate grey · ΔE 31.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95743A
Analogous#3A8995, #473A95
Triadic#953A5B, #5B953A
Split complementary#95473A, #89953A
Tetradic#953A88, #95743A, #3A9546

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C8E3
Lighter +30%#93ABD5
Lighter +20%#6E8EC7
Lighter +10%#4A72B8
Darker −10%#2C4570
Darker −20%#1D2E4C
Darker −30%#0F1827
Darker −40%#010102
More saturated +25%#2054AF
Less saturated −25%#54627B

Channel breakdown

R58
G91
B149
Red58 (22.7%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue218.24°
Saturation (HSL)43.96%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 5B · B 95

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