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Colour

#3B5DC3

  • #3B5DC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3B5DC3 is a blue with RGB values 59, 93, 195 and HSL 225°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3B5DC3#3B5DC3
HEX#3B5DC3
RGBrgb(59, 93, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3647, 0.7647
RGB percentages23.1%, 36.5%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(225, 53.5%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225, 69.7%, 76.5%)
CMYK69.7%, 52.3%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,890,627
CSS custom property--colour: #3B5DC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12699WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.93:1
Contrast with white5.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#C4A23C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1A6AC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007587no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.54:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.7Slate blue · ΔE 14.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 19.2Medium purple · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.68, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3A13B
Analogous#3BA1C3, #5D3BC3
Triadic#C33B5D, #5DC33B
Split complementary#C35D3B, #A1C33B
Tetradic#C33BA1, #C3A13B, #3BC35D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7DEF3
Lighter +30%#B0BEE7
Lighter +20%#899DDB
Lighter +10%#627DCF
Darker −10%#2F4A9C
Darker −20%#233875
Darker −30%#17254E
Darker −40%#0C1226
More saturated +25%#1B4DE3
Less saturated −25%#5B6DA3

Channel breakdown

R59
G93
B195
Red59 (23.1%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue225°
Saturation (HSL)53.54%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 5D · B C3

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