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Recognised as Colour

#3A70CE

  • #3A70CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3A70CE is a blue with RGB values 58, 112, 206 and HSL 218°, 60%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3A70CE#3A70CE
HEX#3A70CE
RGBrgb(58, 112, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.4392, 0.8078
RGB percentages22.7%, 43.9%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(218.1, 60.2%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 71.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK71.8%, 45.6%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,829,966
CSS custom property--colour: #3A70CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 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#C58F31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#407AD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#206CCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.8 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

Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 15.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE983A
Analogous#3ABACE, #4E3ACE
Triadic#CE3A70, #70CE3A
Split complementary#CE4E3A, #BACE3A
Tetradic#CE3ABA, #CE983A, #3ACE4E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE7F7
Lighter +30%#B5C9EC
Lighter +20%#8CABE2
Lighter +10%#638ED8
Darker −10%#2A59AB
Darker −20%#204482
Darker −30%#162E59
Darker −40%#0C1930
More saturated +25%#1B68ED
Less saturated −25%#5978AF

Channel breakdown

R58
G112
B206
Red58 (22.7%)
Green112 (43.9%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue218.11°
Saturation (HSL)60.16%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 70 · B CE

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