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Recognised as Colour

#3C46A7

  • #3C46A7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C46A7 is a blue with RGB values 60, 70, 167 and HSL 234°, 47%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C46A7#3C46A7
HEX#3C46A7
RGBrgb(60, 70, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2745, 0.6549
RGB percentages23.5%, 27.5%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(234.4, 47.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.4, 64.1%, 65.5%)
CMYK64.1%, 58.1%, 0%, 34.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,950,247
CSS custom property--colour: #3C46A7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8:1
Contrast with white8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#C3B958

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055AAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CA5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005D6Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.1Slate blue · ΔE 14.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 17.9Midnight blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.07, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A79D3C
Analogous#3C7CA7, #673CA7
Triadic#A73C46, #46A73C
Split complementary#A7673C, #7CA73C
Tetradic#A73C7C, #A79D3C, #3CA767

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5C8EA
Lighter +30%#9FA5DD
Lighter +20%#7A82CF
Lighter +10%#545FC2
Darker −10%#2F3681
Darker −20%#21275C
Darker −30%#141736
Darker −40%#060711
More saturated +25%#202FC3
Less saturated −25%#585D8B

Channel breakdown

R60
G70
B167
Red60 (23.5%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue234.39°
Saturation (HSL)47.14%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 46 · B A7

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