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Colour

#3B60A3

  • #3B60A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3B60A3 is a blue with RGB values 59, 96, 163 and HSL 219°, 47%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3B60A3#3B60A3
HEX#3B60A3
RGBrgb(59, 96, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3765, 0.6392
RGB percentages23.1%, 37.6%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(218.7, 46.8%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.7, 63.8%, 63.9%)
CMYK63.8%, 41.1%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,891,363
CSS custom property--colour: #3B60A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.2:1
Contrast with white6.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#C49F5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4266A6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#335DA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Tritanopia#006F79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.6Royal blue · ΔE 31.3Slate blue · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A37E3B
Analogous#3B94A3, #4A3BA3
Triadic#A33B60, #60A33B
Split complementary#A34A3B, #94A33B
Tetradic#A33B94, #A37E3B, #3BA34A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1CFE9
Lighter +30%#9CB2DB
Lighter +20%#7695CE
Lighter +10%#5178C0
Darker −10%#2D4A7E
Darker −20%#203458
Darker −30%#121E33
Darker −40%#05080D
More saturated +25%#1F58BF
Less saturated −25%#576887

Channel breakdown

R59
G96
B163
Red59 (23.1%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue218.65°
Saturation (HSL)46.85%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 60 · B A3

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