Colour

#3B95D5

#3B95D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3B95D5 is a blue with RGB values 59, 149, 213 and HSL 205°, 65%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B95D5

RGBrgb(59, 149, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.5843, 0.8353

RGB percentages23.1%, 58.4%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(204.9, 64.7%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 72.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK72.3%, 30%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,904,981

CSS custom property--colour: #3B95D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.45:1

Contrast with white3.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.45:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#C46A2A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7897D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6288D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A5ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.45:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 24.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.8 Sky blue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D57B3B

Analogous#3BD5C8, #3B48D5

Triadic#D53B95, #95D53B

Split complementary#D53B48, #D5C83B

Tetradic#C83BD5, #D57B3B, #48D53B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3F0F9

Lighter +30%#B9D9F0

Lighter +20%#8FC2E7

Lighter +10%#65ACDE

Darker −10%#277BB6

Darker −20%#1E5E8C

Darker −30%#154262

Darker −40%#0C2638

More saturated +25%#1D9AF3

Less saturated −25%#5990B7

Channel breakdown

R59

G149

B213

Red59 (23.1%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue204.94°

Saturation (HSL)64.71%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 95 · B D5

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