Colour

#3A6FBF

#3A6FBF
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Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3A6FBF is a blue with RGB values 58, 111, 191 and HSL 216°, 53%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3A6FBF

RGBrgb(58, 111, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.4353, 0.749

RGB percentages22.7%, 43.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(216.1, 53.4%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.1, 69.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK69.6%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,829,695

CSS custom property--colour: #3A6FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1603WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1

Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#C59040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4976C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Deuteranopia#336ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00828Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.4 Steel blue · ΔE 20.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9 Royal blue · ΔE 24.9 Medium purple · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.07, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF8A3A

Analogous#3AB1BF, #483ABF

Triadic#BF3A6F, #6FBF3A

Split complementary#BF473A, #B2BF3A

Tetradic#BF3AB1, #BF8A3A, #3ABF47

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3DFF2

Lighter +30%#ACC3E6

Lighter +20%#85A7DA

Lighter +10%#5E8BCE

Darker −10%#2E5898

Darker −20%#224271

Darker −30%#162B4A

Darker −40%#0A1423

More saturated +25%#1B69DE

Less saturated −25%#5975A0

Channel breakdown

R58

G111

B191

Red58 (22.7%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue216.09°

Saturation (HSL)53.41%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 6F · B BF

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Colour values

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