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Recognised as Colour

#3A6ED7

  • #3A6ED7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3A6ED7 is a blue with RGB values 58, 110, 215 and HSL 220°, 66%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3A6ED7#3A6ED7
HEX#3A6ED7
RGBrgb(58, 110, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.4314, 0.8431
RGB percentages22.7%, 43.1%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(220.1, 66.2%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.1, 73%, 84.3%)
CMYK73%, 48.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,829,463
CSS custom property--colour: #3A6ED7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#C59128

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#327ADBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008798no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.8Slate blue · ΔE 17.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.92, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7A33A
Analogous#3ABCD7, #553AD7
Triadic#D73A6E, #6ED73A
Split complementary#D7553A, #BCD73A
Tetradic#D73ABC, #D7A33A, #3AD755

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4EBF9
Lighter +30%#B9CCF1
Lighter +20%#8FACE8
Lighter +10%#648DE0
Darker −10%#2556B9
Darker −20%#1D428E
Darker −30%#142F64
Darker −40%#0C1B39
More saturated +25%#1C64F5
Less saturated −25%#5878B9

Channel breakdown

R58
G110
B215
Red58 (22.7%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue220.13°
Saturation (HSL)66.24%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 6E · B D7

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