Recognised as Colour

#3B60BD

#3B60BD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3B60BD is a blue with RGB values 59, 96, 189 and HSL 223°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B60BD

RGBrgb(59, 96, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3765, 0.7412

RGB percentages23.1%, 37.6%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(222.9, 52.4%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.9, 68.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK68.8%, 49.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,891,389

CSS custom property--colour: #3B60BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1

Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F

Inverted#C49F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2C6BC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#025FBBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9 Slate blue · ΔE 18.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.66, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD983B

Analogous#3BA1BD, #573BBD

Triadic#BD3B60, #60BD3B

Split complementary#BD573B, #A1BD3B

Tetradic#BD3BA1, #BD983B, #3BBD57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D3DBF1

Lighter +30%#ACBCE5

Lighter +20%#859DD9

Lighter +10%#5E7ECD

Darker −10%#2F4C96

Darker −20%#23396F

Darker −30%#172548

Darker −40%#0A1122

More saturated +25%#1C53DC

Less saturated −25%#5A6D9E

Channel breakdown

R59

G96

B189

Red59 (23.1%)

Green96 (37.6%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue222.92°

Saturation (HSL)52.42%

Lightness48.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 60 · B BD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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