Recognised as Colour

#3B75DC

#3B75DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3B75DC is a blue with RGB values 59, 117, 220 and HSL 218°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B75DC

RGBrgb(59, 117, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4588, 0.8627

RGB percentages23.1%, 45.9%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(218.4, 69.7%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.4, 73.2%, 86.3%)

CMYK73.2%, 46.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,896,796

CSS custom property--colour: #3B75DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1882WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.76:1

Contrast with white4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#707070

Inverted#C48A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D80E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#1271DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original

Tritanopia#008D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12 Royal blue · ΔE 12.6 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16 Slate blue · ΔE 20.6 Medium purple · ΔE 22.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DCA23B

Analogous#3BC6DC, #513BDC

Triadic#DC3B75, #75DC3B

Split complementary#DC513B, #C6DC3B

Tetradic#DC3BC6, #DCA23B, #3BDC51

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8EFFB

Lighter +30%#BDD0F3

Lighter +20%#92B2EB

Lighter +10%#6693E4

Darker −10%#235CC1

Darker −20%#1B4796

Darker −30%#13336B

Darker −40%#0B1E40

More saturated +25%#1E6DF9

Less saturated −25%#587DBF

Channel breakdown

R59

G117

B220

Red59 (23.1%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue218.39°

Saturation (HSL)69.7%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 75 · B DC

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