Recognised as Colour
#3C2CBD
- #3C2CBD
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3C2CBD is a blue with RGB values 60, 44, 189 and HSL 247°, 62%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3C2CBD#3C2CBD
HEX#3C2CBD
RGBrgb(60, 44, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1725, 0.7412
RGB percentages23.5%, 17.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(246.6, 62.2%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.6, 76.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK68.3%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,943,613
CSS custom property--colour: #3C2CBD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06436WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C3D342
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ADBD2C
Analogous#2C64BD, #852CBD
Triadic#BD3C2C, #2CBD3C
Split complementary#BD852C, #64BD2C
Tetradic#BD2C64, #ADBD2C, #2CBD85
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R60
G44
B189
Red60 (23.5%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue246.62°
Saturation (HSL)62.23%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 2C · B BD
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