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Recognised as Colour

#3A65AA

  • #3A65AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3A65AA is a blue with RGB values 58, 101, 170 and HSL 217°, 49%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3A65AA#3A65AA
HEX#3A65AA
RGBrgb(58, 101, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3961, 0.6667
RGB percentages22.7%, 39.6%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(217, 49.1%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 65.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK65.9%, 40.6%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,827,114
CSS custom property--colour: #3A65AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13109WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#C59A55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#466BADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3561A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00757Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.5Royal blue · ΔE 30.5Medium purple · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA7F3A
Analogous#3A9DAA, #473AAA
Triadic#AA3A65, #65AA3A
Split complementary#AA473A, #9DAA3A
Tetradic#AA3A9D, #AA7F3A, #3AAA47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5D4EB
Lighter +30%#9FB7DE
Lighter +20%#799BD1
Lighter +10%#537EC4
Darker −10%#2D4E84
Darker −20%#20385E
Darker −30%#132138
Darker −40%#060B12
More saturated +25%#1D5EC6
Less saturated −25%#566C8E

Channel breakdown

R58
G101
B170
Red58 (22.7%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue216.96°
Saturation (HSL)49.12%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 65 · B AA

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