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Colour

#3A7995

  • #3A7995
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3A7995 is a cyan with RGB values 58, 121, 149 and HSL 198°, 44%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3A7995
RGBrgb(58, 121, 149)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.4745, 0.5843
RGB percentages22.7%, 47.5%, 58.4%
HSLhsl(198.5, 44%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(198.5, 61.1%, 58.4%)
CMYK61.1%, 18.8%, 0%, 41.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,832,213
CSS custom property--colour: #3A7995;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1
Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#C5866A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B7796no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#5E6E95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008182no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 21.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14Slate grey · ΔE 15Light slate grey · ΔE 15.9Cadetblue · ΔE 20.8Teal · ΔE 21.5Dark cyan · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.99, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#95563A
Analogous#3A9584, #3A4C95
Triadic#953A79, #79953A
Split complementary#953A4C, #95843A
Tetradic#843A95, #95563A, #4C953A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8D6E3
Lighter +30%#93C1D5
Lighter +20%#6EABC7
Lighter +10%#4A96B8
Darker −10%#2C5B70
Darker −20%#1D3D4C
Darker −30%#0F2027
Darker −40%#010202
More saturated +25%#2083AF
Less saturated −25%#546F7B

Channel breakdown

R58
G121
B149
Red58 (22.7%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue149 (58.4%)
Hue198.46°
Saturation (HSL)43.96%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 79 · B 95

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