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Colour

#3A82AA

  • #3A82AA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3A82AA is a blue with RGB values 58, 130, 170 and HSL 201°, 49%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3A82AA#3A82AA
HEX#3A82AA
RGBrgb(58, 130, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.5098, 0.6667
RGB percentages22.7%, 51%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(201.4, 49.1%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 65.9%, 66.7%)
CMYK65.9%, 23.5%, 0%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,834,538
CSS custom property--colour: #3A82AA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#C57D55

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6F81ACno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6076A9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008C8Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.1Light slate grey · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 18.9Cadetblue · ΔE 24.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.8Teal · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AA623A
Analogous#3AAA9A, #3A4AAA
Triadic#AA3A82, #82AA3A
Split complementary#AA3A4A, #AA9A3A
Tetradic#9A3AAA, #AA623A, #4AAA3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5DDEB
Lighter +30%#9FC8DE
Lighter +20%#79B2D1
Lighter +10%#539CC4
Darker −10%#2D6584
Darker −20%#20485E
Darker −30%#132B38
Darker −40%#060E12
More saturated +25%#1D8AC6
Less saturated −25%#567A8E

Channel breakdown

R58
G130
B170
Red58 (22.7%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue201.43°
Saturation (HSL)49.12%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 82 · B AA

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