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Recognised as Colour

#3A60A4

  • #3A60A4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3A60A4 is a blue with RGB values 58, 96, 164 and HSL 218°, 48%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3A60A4#3A60A4
HEX#3A60A4
RGBrgb(58, 96, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3765, 0.6431
RGB percentages22.7%, 37.6%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(218.5, 47.7%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.5, 64.6%, 64.3%)
CMYK64.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,825,828
CSS custom property--colour: #3A60A4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#C59F5B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4166A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#325CA3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006F7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.1Royal blue · ΔE 30.8Slate blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A47E3A
Analogous#3A95A4, #493AA4
Triadic#A43A60, #60A43A
Split complementary#A4493A, #95A43A
Tetradic#A43A95, #A47E3A, #3AA449

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1CFE9
Lighter +30%#9BB2DC
Lighter +20%#7695CE
Lighter +10%#5078C1
Darker −10%#2D4A7E
Darker −20%#1F3459
Darker −30%#121E33
Darker −40%#05080D
More saturated +25%#1E58C0
Less saturated −25%#566888

Channel breakdown

R58
G96
B164
Red58 (22.7%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue218.49°
Saturation (HSL)47.75%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 60 · B A4

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