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Recognised as Colour

#3B6BED

  • #3B6BED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3B6BED is a blue with RGB values 59, 107, 237 and HSL 224°, 83%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3B6BED#3B6BED
HEX#3B6BED
RGBrgb(59, 107, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4196, 0.9294
RGB percentages23.1%, 42%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(223.8, 83.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.8, 75.1%, 92.9%)
CMYK75.1%, 54.9%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,894,253
CSS custom property--colour: #3B6BED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1756WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.65:1
Contrast with white4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#C49412

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007DF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#006CEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008BA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 14.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDBD3B
Analogous#3BC4ED, #643BED
Triadic#ED3B6B, #6BED3B
Split complementary#ED643B, #C4ED3B
Tetradic#ED3BC4, #EDBD3B, #3BED64

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F8FE
Lighter +30%#C7D5FA
Lighter +20%#98B2F6
Lighter +10%#6A8EF1
Darker −10%#154CE0
Darker −20%#103CB2
Darker −30%#0C2C83
Darker −40%#081C54
More saturated +25%#2963FF
Less saturated −25%#5677D2

Channel breakdown

R59
G107
B237
Red59 (23.1%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue223.82°
Saturation (HSL)83.18%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 6B · B ED

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