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Recognised as Colour

#3A6CBD

  • #3A6CBD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3A6CBD is a blue with RGB values 58, 108, 189 and HSL 217°, 53%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3A6CBD#3A6CBD
HEX#3A6CBD
RGBrgb(58, 108, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.4235, 0.7412
RGB percentages22.7%, 42.4%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(217.1, 53%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 69.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK69.3%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,828,925
CSS custom property--colour: #3A6CBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#676767
Inverted#C59342

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4574C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F67BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007F8Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7Steel blue · ΔE 22Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD8B3A
Analogous#3AADBD, #4A3ABD
Triadic#BD3A6C, #6CBD3A
Split complementary#BD4A3A, #ADBD3A
Tetradic#BD3AAD, #BD8B3A, #3ABD4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DEF1
Lighter +30%#ABC1E5
Lighter +20%#84A4D9
Lighter +10%#5D88CD
Darker −10%#2E5696
Darker −20%#223F6F
Darker −30%#162948
Darker −40%#0A1321
More saturated +25%#1B65DC
Less saturated −25%#59739E

Channel breakdown

R58
G108
B189
Red58 (22.7%)
Green108 (42.4%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue217.1°
Saturation (HSL)53.04%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 6C · B BD

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