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Recognised as Colour

#3B68AF

  • #3B68AF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3B68AF is a blue with RGB values 59, 104, 175 and HSL 217°, 50%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3B68AF#3B68AF
HEX#3B68AF
RGBrgb(59, 104, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4078, 0.6863
RGB percentages23.1%, 40.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(216.7, 49.6%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 66.3%, 68.6%)
CMYK66.3%, 40.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,893,423
CSS custom property--colour: #3B68AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness104.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#C49750

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#486EB2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3663AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007883no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 26Royal blue · ΔE 29.5Medium purple · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF823B
Analogous#3BA2AF, #483BAF
Triadic#AF3B68, #68AF3B
Split complementary#AF483B, #A2AF3B
Tetradic#AF3BA2, #AF823B, #3BAF48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C9D7ED
Lighter +30%#A3BBE0
Lighter +20%#7D9ED3
Lighter +10%#5782C6
Darker −10%#2E5189
Darker −20%#213B63
Darker −30%#14243D
Darker −40%#080D16
More saturated +25%#1E61CC
Less saturated −25%#586F92

Channel breakdown

R59
G104
B175
Red59 (23.1%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue216.72°
Saturation (HSL)49.57%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 68 · B AF

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