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Recognised as Colour

#3B72C4

  • #3B72C4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3B72C4 is a blue with RGB values 59, 114, 196 and HSL 216°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3B72C4#3B72C4
HEX#3B72C4
RGBrgb(59, 114, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4471, 0.7686
RGB percentages23.1%, 44.7%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(215.9, 53.7%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 69.9%, 76.9%)
CMYK69.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 23.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,896,004
CSS custom property--colour: #3B72C4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1695WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C
Inverted#C48D3B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B79C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#356DC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008591no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C48D3B
Analogous#3BB6C4, #483BC4
Triadic#C43B72, #72C43B
Split complementary#C4493B, #B6C43B
Tetradic#C43BB7, #C48D3B, #3BC449

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E3F3
Lighter +30%#B1C7E7
Lighter +20%#89AADC
Lighter +10%#628ED0
Darker −10%#2F5B9D
Darker −20%#234476
Darker −30%#182E4E
Darker −40%#0C1727
More saturated +25%#1B6CE4
Less saturated −25%#5B78A4

Channel breakdown

R59
G114
B196
Red59 (23.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue215.91°
Saturation (HSL)53.73%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 72 · B C4

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