Colour

#3B5BE3

#3B5BE3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3B5BE3 is a blue with RGB values 59, 91, 227 and HSL 229°, 75%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3B5BE3#3B5BE3

HEX#3B5BE3

RGBrgb(59, 91, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3569, 0.8902

RGB percentages23.1%, 35.7%, 89%

HSLhsl(228.6, 75%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.6, 74%, 89%)

CMYK74%, 59.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,890,147

CSS custom property--colour: #3B5BE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#C4A41C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007E96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.2 Slate blue · ΔE 14.7 Medium purple · ΔE 24.8 Rebecca purple · ΔE 28.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.88, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3C33B

Analogous#3BAFE3, #6F3BE3

Triadic#E33B5B, #5BE33B

Split complementary#E36F3B, #AFE33B

Tetradic#E33BAF, #E3C33B, #3BE36F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEF0FC

Lighter +30%#C1CBF6

Lighter +20%#94A6F0

Lighter +10%#6880E9

Darker −10%#1D3FCE

Darker −20%#1731A1

Darker −30%#112474

Darker −40%#0A1648

More saturated +25%#1F4AFF

Less saturated −25%#576CC7

Channel breakdown

R59

G91

B227

Red59 (23.1%)

Green91 (35.7%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue228.57°

Saturation (HSL)75%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 5B · B E3

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Colour values

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