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Recognised as Colour

#3B6FC2

  • #3B6FC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3B6FC2 is a blue with RGB values 59, 111, 194 and HSL 217°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3B6FC2#3B6FC2
HEX#3B6FC2
RGBrgb(59, 111, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4353, 0.7608
RGB percentages23.1%, 43.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(216.9, 53.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 69.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK69.6%, 42.8%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,895,234
CSS custom property--colour: #3B6FC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#C4903D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4777C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#306AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00828Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.2Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 23Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28E3B
Analogous#3BB2C2, #4B3BC2
Triadic#C23B6F, #6FC23B
Split complementary#C24B3B, #B2C23B
Tetradic#C23BB2, #C28E3B, #3BC24B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6E1F3
Lighter +30%#AFC5E7
Lighter +20%#88A8DB
Lighter +10%#618BCF
Darker −10%#2F599B
Darker −20%#234274
Darker −30%#172C4D
Darker −40%#0B1526
More saturated +25%#1B68E2
Less saturated −25%#5B76A2

Channel breakdown

R59
G111
B194
Red59 (23.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue216.89°
Saturation (HSL)53.36%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 6F · B C2

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