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Recognised as Colour

#3A61AA

  • #3A61AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3A61AA is a blue with RGB values 58, 97, 170 and HSL 219°, 49%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3A61AA#3A61AA
HEX#3A61AA
RGBrgb(58, 97, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3804, 0.6667
RGB percentages22.7%, 38%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(219.1, 49.1%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.1, 65.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK65.9%, 42.9%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,826,090
CSS custom property--colour: #3A61AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12351WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#C59E55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F68ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E5EA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00727Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.7Royal blue · ΔE 27.8Slate blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA833A
Analogous#3A99AA, #4B3AAA
Triadic#AA3A61, #61AA3A
Split complementary#AA4B3A, #99AA3A
Tetradic#AA3A99, #AA833A, #3AAA4B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5D2EB
Lighter +30%#9FB5DE
Lighter +20%#7998D1
Lighter +10%#537AC4
Darker −10%#2D4B84
Darker −20%#20365E
Darker −30%#132038
Darker −40%#060A12
More saturated +25%#1D58C6
Less saturated −25%#566A8E

Channel breakdown

R58
G97
B170
Red58 (22.7%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue219.11°
Saturation (HSL)49.12%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 61 · B AA

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