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Recognised as Colour

#3A65AE

  • #3A65AE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3A65AE is a blue with RGB values 58, 101, 174 and HSL 218°, 50%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3A65AE#3A65AE
HEX#3A65AE
RGBrgb(58, 101, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3961, 0.6824
RGB percentages22.7%, 39.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(217.8, 50%, 45.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 66.7%, 68.2%)
CMYK66.7%, 42%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,827,118
CSS custom property--colour: #3A65AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#C59A51

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#436CB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#3161ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007681no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE833A
Analogous#3A9FAE, #493AAE
Triadic#AE3A65, #65AE3A
Split complementary#AE493A, #9FAE3A
Tetradic#AE3A9F, #AE833A, #3AAE49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8D5ED
Lighter +30%#A1B8E0
Lighter +20%#7B9CD3
Lighter +10%#557FC6
Darker −10%#2D4F88
Darker −20%#213962
Darker −30%#14223B
Darker −40%#070C15
More saturated +25%#1D5ECB
Less saturated −25%#576D91

Channel breakdown

R58
G101
B174
Red58 (22.7%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue217.76°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness45.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 65 · B AE

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