Colour

#3B60B1

#3B60B1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B60B1 is a blue with RGB values 59, 96, 177 and HSL 221°, 50%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B60B1

RGBrgb(59, 96, 177)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3765, 0.6941

RGB percentages23.1%, 37.6%, 69.4%

HSLhsl(221.2, 50%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 66.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK66.7%, 45.8%, 0%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,891,377

CSS custom property--colour: #3B60B1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.01:1

Contrast with white6.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#C49F4E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3869B4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#235EAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007380no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.6 Royal blue · ΔE 22.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.1 Slate blue · ΔE 24.9 Steel blue · ΔE 25.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B18C3B

Analogous#3B9BB1, #513BB1

Triadic#B13B60, #60B13B

Split complementary#B1513B, #9BB13B

Tetradic#B13B9B, #B18C3B, #3BB151

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CBD5EE

Lighter +30%#A4B7E1

Lighter +20%#7E99D4

Lighter +10%#587BC7

Darker −10%#2E4B8B

Darker −20%#223765

Darker −30%#15223E

Darker −40%#080D18

More saturated +25%#1D55CF

Less saturated −25%#596B93

Channel breakdown

R59

G96

B177

Red59 (23.1%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue177 (69.4%)

Hue221.19°

Saturation (HSL)50%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 60 · B B1

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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