Colour

#3B6CD2

#3B6CD2
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3B6CD2 is a blue with RGB values 59, 108, 210 and HSL 221°, 63%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B6CD2

RGBrgb(59, 108, 210)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4235, 0.8235

RGB percentages23.1%, 42.4%, 82.4%

HSLhsl(220.5, 62.7%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 71.9%, 82.4%)

CMYK71.9%, 48.6%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,894,482

CSS custom property--colour: #3B6CD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness113.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#C4932D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3278D6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#006AD0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008495no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.7 Slate blue · ΔE 18 Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.9 Medium purple · ΔE 21.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D2A13B

Analogous#3BB8D2, #553BD2

Triadic#D23B6C, #6CD23B

Split complementary#D2553B, #B8D23B

Tetradic#D23BB8, #D2A13B, #3BD256

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E1E8F8

Lighter +30%#B7C9EF

Lighter +20%#8EAAE5

Lighter +10%#648BDC

Darker −10%#2955B1

Darker −20%#1F4188

Darker −30%#162D5E

Darker −40%#0C1935

More saturated +25%#1D61F0

Less saturated −25%#5977B4

Channel breakdown

R59

G108

B210

Red59 (23.1%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue210 (82.4%)

Hue220.53°

Saturation (HSL)62.66%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 6C · B D2

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