Colour

#3B466C

#3B466C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3B466C is a blue with RGB values 59, 70, 108 and HSL 227°, 29%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B466C

RGBrgb(59, 70, 108)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2745, 0.4235

RGB percentages23.1%, 27.5%, 42.4%

HSLhsl(226.5, 29.3%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 45.4%, 42.4%)

CMYK45.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,884,652

CSS custom property--colour: #3B466C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06393WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness72.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.22:1

Contrast with white9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#C4B993

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#394A6Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#34466Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2A4E54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 27 Slate grey · ΔE 27.3 Dim grey · ΔE 28.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 26.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6C613B

Analogous#3B5E6C, #483B6C

Triadic#6C3B46, #466C3B

Split complementary#6C483B, #5E6C3B

Tetradic#6C3B5F, #6C613B, #3B6C48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A5AECE

Lighter +30%#8491BC

Lighter +20%#6373AA

Lighter +10%#4D5B8D

Darker −10%#29314B

Darker −20%#171B2A

Darker −30%#050609

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#263A81

Less saturated −25%#505257

Channel breakdown

R59

G70

B108

Red59 (23.1%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue108 (42.4%)

Hue226.53°

Saturation (HSL)29.34%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 46 · B 6C

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