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Recognised as Colour

#3B73C5

  • #3B73C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3B73C5 is a blue with RGB values 59, 115, 197 and HSL 216°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3B73C5#3B73C5
HEX#3B73C5
RGBrgb(59, 115, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.451, 0.7725
RGB percentages23.1%, 45.1%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(215.7, 54.3%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.7, 70.1%, 77.3%)
CMYK70.1%, 41.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,896,261
CSS custom property--colour: #3B73C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17222WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#C48C3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C7AC8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#366DC3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008692no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.7Steel blue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 24.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Medium purple · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C58D3B
Analogous#3BB8C5, #483BC5
Triadic#C53B73, #73C53B
Split complementary#C5483B, #B8C53B
Tetradic#C53BB8, #C58D3B, #3BC548

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E3F4
Lighter +30%#B1C7E8
Lighter +20%#8AABDC
Lighter +10%#628FD1
Darker −10%#2F5C9E
Darker −20%#234577
Darker −30%#182E4F
Darker −40%#0C1728
More saturated +25%#1B6DE5
Less saturated −25%#5B79A5

Channel breakdown

R59
G115
B197
Red59 (23.1%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue215.65°
Saturation (HSL)54.33%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 73 · B C5

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