Colour

#3B6297

#3B6297
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3B6297 is a blue with RGB values 59, 98, 151 and HSL 215°, 44%, 41%. 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

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HEX#3B6297

RGBrgb(59, 98, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3843, 0.5922

RGB percentages23.1%, 38.4%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(214.6, 43.8%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.6, 60.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK60.9%, 35.1%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,891,863

CSS custom property--colour: #3B6297;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.119WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.21:1

Contrast with white6.21:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E

Inverted#C49D68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4C6699no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#405D96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006E75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 34.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.6 Slate grey · ΔE 26 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 27.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 33.5

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#97703B

Analogous#3B9097, #423B97

Triadic#973B62, #62973B

Split complementary#97423B, #90973B

Tetradic#973B90, #97703B, #3B9742

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BACCE4

Lighter +30%#95B1D6

Lighter +20%#7195C7

Lighter +10%#4C7AB9

Darker −10%#2D4A72

Darker −20%#1E324E

Darker −30%#101B29

Darker −40%#020304

More saturated +25%#215EB1

Less saturated −25%#55667D

Channel breakdown

R59

G98

B151

Red59 (23.1%)

Green98 (38.4%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue214.57°

Saturation (HSL)43.81%

Lightness41.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 62 · B 97

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