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Colour

#3B6FC4

  • #3B6FC4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3B6FC4 is a blue with RGB values 59, 111, 196 and HSL 217°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3B6FC4#3B6FC4
HEX#3B6FC4
RGBrgb(59, 111, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4353, 0.7686
RGB percentages23.1%, 43.5%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(217.2, 53.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 69.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK69.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,895,236
CSS custom property--colour: #3B6FC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 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#6A6A6A
Inverted#C4903B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4677C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2E6AC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008390no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.6Slate blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C4903B
Analogous#3BB4C4, #4B3BC4
Triadic#C43B6F, #6FC43B
Split complementary#C44B3B, #B4C43B
Tetradic#C43BB3, #C4903B, #3BC44B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E2F3
Lighter +30%#B1C5E7
Lighter +20%#89A9DC
Lighter +10%#628CD0
Darker −10%#2F599D
Darker −20%#234376
Darker −30%#182C4E
Darker −40%#0C1627
More saturated +25%#1B67E4
Less saturated −25%#5B77A4

Channel breakdown

R59
G111
B196
Red59 (23.1%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue217.23°
Saturation (HSL)53.73%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 6F · B C4

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