Recognised as Colour

#3C4E75

#3C4E75
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3C4E75 is a blue with RGB values 60, 78, 117 and HSL 221°, 32%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3C4E75#3C4E75

HEX#3C4E75

RGBrgb(60, 78, 117)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3059, 0.4588

RGB percentages23.5%, 30.6%, 45.9%

HSLhsl(221.1, 32.2%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 48.7%, 45.9%)

CMYK48.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 54.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,952,245

CSS custom property--colour: #3C4E75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07694WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D

Inverted#C3B18A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#405177no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#3A4C74no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#26565Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 22.4 Slate grey · ΔE 24.9 Dark slate grey · ΔE 26.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.1 Dim grey · ΔE 27.3 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 22.37, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#75633C

Analogous#3C6A75, #473C75

Triadic#753C4E, #4E753C

Split complementary#75473C, #6A753C

Tetradic#753C6A, #75633C, #3C7547

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AAB7D3

Lighter +30%#889AC2

Lighter +20%#667EB1

Lighter +10%#4D6497

Darker −10%#2B3853

Darker −20%#192132

Darker −30%#080B10

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#26468B

Less saturated −25%#52565F

Channel breakdown

R60

G78

B117

Red60 (23.5%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue117 (45.9%)

Hue221.05°

Saturation (HSL)32.2%

Lightness34.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 4E · B 75

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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