Recognised as Colour
#3C26B2
- #3C26B2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3C26B2 is a blue with RGB values 60, 38, 178 and HSL 249°, 65%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3C26B2#3C26B2
HEX#3C26B2
RGBrgb(60, 38, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.149, 0.698
RGB percentages23.5%, 14.9%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(249.4, 64.8%, 42.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 78.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK66.3%, 78.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,942,066
CSS custom property--colour: #3C26B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.94:1
Contrast with white9.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#C3D94D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.11:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9CB226
Analogous#2656B2, #8226B2
Triadic#B23C26, #26B23C
Split complementary#B28226, #56B226
Tetradic#B22656, #9CB226, #26B282
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G38
B178
Red60 (23.5%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue249.43°
Saturation (HSL)64.81%
Lightness42.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 26 · B B2
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page