Colour

#3A6ABA

#3A6ABA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3A6ABA is a blue with RGB values 58, 106, 186 and HSL 218°, 52%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3A6ABA

RGBrgb(58, 106, 186)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.4157, 0.7294

RGB percentages22.7%, 41.6%, 72.9%

HSLhsl(217.5, 52.5%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 68.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK68.8%, 43%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,828,410

CSS custom property--colour: #3A6ABA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14753WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.32:1

Contrast with white5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#C59545

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4472BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E66B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007D89no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.8 Steel blue · ΔE 22 Royal blue · ΔE 24.2 Slate blue · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BA8A3A

Analogous#3AAABA, #4A3ABA

Triadic#BA3A6A, #6ABA3A

Split complementary#BA4A3A, #AABA3A

Tetradic#BA3AAA, #BA8A3A, #3ABA4A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D0DCF0

Lighter +30%#A9BFE4

Lighter +20%#82A2D8

Lighter +10%#5B85CC

Darker −10%#2E5493

Darker −20%#223E6C

Darker −30%#162845

Darker −40%#0A111E

More saturated +25%#1B62D8

Less saturated −25%#58729B

Channel breakdown

R58

G106

B186

Red58 (22.7%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue186 (72.9%)

Hue217.5°

Saturation (HSL)52.46%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 6A · B BA

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Colour values

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