Colour

#3A63AC

#3A63AC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3A63AC is a blue with RGB values 58, 99, 172 and HSL 218°, 50%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3A63AC

RGBrgb(58, 99, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3882, 0.6745

RGB percentages22.7%, 38.8%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(218.4, 49.6%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 66.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK66.3%, 42.4%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,826,604

CSS custom property--colour: #3A63AC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12802WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1

Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#C59C53

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#416AAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#2F5FAAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00747Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 20 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.4 Steel blue · ΔE 20.5 Dodgerblue · ΔE 26.2 Royal blue · ΔE 27.9 Slate blue · ΔE 30

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 19.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC833A

Analogous#3A9CAC, #4A3AAC

Triadic#AC3A63, #63AC3A

Split complementary#AC4A3A, #9CAC3A

Tetradic#AC3A9C, #AC833A, #3AAC4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6D4EC

Lighter +30%#A0B7DF

Lighter +20%#7A9AD2

Lighter +10%#547DC5

Darker −10%#2D4D86

Darker −20%#203760

Darker −30%#13213A

Darker −40%#070B13

More saturated +25%#1D5BC9

Less saturated −25%#576B8F

Channel breakdown

R58

G99

B172

Red58 (22.7%)

Green99 (38.8%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue218.42°

Saturation (HSL)49.57%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 63 · B AC

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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