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Recognised as Colour

#3B59DF

  • #3B59DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3B59DF is a blue with RGB values 59, 89, 223 and HSL 229°, 72%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3B59DF#3B59DF
HEX#3B59DF
RGBrgb(59, 89, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.349, 0.8745
RGB percentages23.1%, 34.9%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(229, 71.9%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229, 73.5%, 87.5%)
CMYK73.5%, 60.1%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,889,631
CSS custom property--colour: #3B59DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13402WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.71:1
Contrast with white5.71:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#C4A620

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EE3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007B93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.68:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3Slate blue · ΔE 13.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFC13B
Analogous#3BABDF, #6F3BDF
Triadic#DF3B59, #59DF3B
Split complementary#DF6F3B, #ABDF3B
Tetradic#DF3BAB, #DFC13B, #3BDF6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAEEFC
Lighter +30%#BFC8F4
Lighter +20%#93A3ED
Lighter +10%#677EE6
Darker −10%#203FC7
Darker −20%#19319B
Darker −30%#12236F
Darker −40%#0B1543
More saturated +25%#1F47FC
Less saturated −25%#586BC3

Channel breakdown

R59
G89
B223
Red59 (23.1%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue229.02°
Saturation (HSL)71.93%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 59 · B DF

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