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Recognised as Colour

#3A68C7

  • #3A68C7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3A68C7 is a blue with RGB values 58, 104, 199 and HSL 220°, 56%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3A68C7#3A68C7
HEX#3A68C7
RGBrgb(58, 104, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.4078, 0.7804
RGB percentages22.7%, 40.8%, 78%
HSLhsl(220.4, 55.7%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 70.9%, 78%)
CMYK70.9%, 47.7%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,827,911
CSS custom property--colour: #3A68C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#C59738

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3573CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0E66C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7993A
Analogous#3AAEC7, #533AC7
Triadic#C73A68, #68C73A
Split complementary#C7533A, #AEC73A
Tetradic#C73AAE, #C7993A, #3AC753

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9E2F4
Lighter +30%#B1C3E9
Lighter +20%#89A5DE
Lighter +10%#6286D2
Darker −10%#2E53A0
Darker −20%#223E79
Darker −30%#172A51
Darker −40%#0C1529
More saturated +25%#1A5DE7
Less saturated −25%#5A73A7

Channel breakdown

R58
G104
B199
Red58 (22.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue220.43°
Saturation (HSL)55.73%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 68 · B C7

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