Colour

#3C486B

#3C486B
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C486B is a blue with RGB values 60, 72, 107 and HSL 225°, 28%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#3C486B

RGBrgb(60, 72, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2824, 0.4196

RGB percentages23.5%, 28.2%, 42%

HSLhsl(224.7, 28.1%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.7, 43.9%, 42%)

CMYK43.9%, 32.7%, 0%, 58%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,950,699

CSS custom property--colour: #3C486B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.01:1

Contrast with white9.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#484848

Inverted#C3B794

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3C4B6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#37476Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.4 from the original

Tritanopia#2C4F54no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 24.8 Steel blue · ΔE 25.6 Slate grey · ΔE 25.7 Dim grey · ΔE 26.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29

Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 24.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6B5F3C

Analogous#3C606B, #483C6B

Triadic#6B3C48, #486B3C

Split complementary#6B473C, #606B3C

Tetradic#6B3C5F, #6B5F3C, #3C6B47

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#A6B0CD

Lighter +30%#8593BB

Lighter +20%#6576A8

Lighter +10%#4E5E8C

Darker −10%#2A324A

Darker −20%#171C2A

Darker −30%#050609

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#273E80

Less saturated −25%#515256

Channel breakdown

R60

G72

B107

Red60 (23.5%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue224.68°

Saturation (HSL)28.14%

Lightness32.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 48 · B 6B

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Colour values

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