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Colour

#3C2C85

  • #3C2C85
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#3C2C85 is a blue with RGB values 60, 44, 133 and HSL 251°, 50%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#3C2C85#3C2C85
HEX#3C2C85
RGBrgb(60, 44, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1725, 0.5216
RGB percentages23.5%, 17.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(250.8, 50.3%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 66.9%, 52.2%)
CMYK54.9%, 66.9%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,943,557
CSS custom property--colour: #3C2C85;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness65 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#C3D37A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003E88no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003983no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17 from the original
Tritanopia#1E4254no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 9.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 10.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 13.1Indigo · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Navy · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 9.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75852C
Analogous#2C4985, #682C85
Triadic#853C2C, #2C853C
Split complementary#85682C, #49852C
Tetradic#852C49, #75852C, #2C8568

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AA9EDF
Lighter +30%#8878D2
Lighter +20%#6651C6
Lighter +10%#4D39AB
Darker −10%#2B1F5F
Darker −20%#191338
Darker −30%#080612
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2E169B
Less saturated −25%#4A426F

Channel breakdown

R60
G44
B133
Red60 (23.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue250.79°
Saturation (HSL)50.28%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 2C · B 85

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