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Recognised as Colour

#3B6293

  • #3B6293
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3B6293 is a blue with RGB values 59, 98, 147 and HSL 213°, 43%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3B6293#3B6293
HEX#3B6293
RGBrgb(59, 98, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3843, 0.5765
RGB percentages23.1%, 38.4%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(213.4, 42.7%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 59.9%, 57.6%)
CMYK59.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,891,859
CSS custom property--colour: #3B6293;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11772WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.26:1
Contrast with white6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#C49D6C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E6595no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#425C92no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006D74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.1Slate grey · ΔE 24.1Light slate grey · ΔE 25.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.9Dim grey · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#936C3B
Analogous#3B8E93, #403B93
Triadic#933B62, #62933B
Split complementary#93403B, #8E933B
Tetradic#933B8E, #936C3B, #3B9340

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8CBE2
Lighter +30%#93B0D4
Lighter +20%#6F95C5
Lighter +10%#4A7AB7
Darker −10%#2C4A6F
Darker −20%#1E314A
Darker −30%#0F1926
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#215FAD
Less saturated −25%#556579

Channel breakdown

R59
G98
B147
Red59 (23.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue213.41°
Saturation (HSL)42.72%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 62 · B 93

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