Colour

#3C4EAC

#3C4EAC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C4EAC is a blue with RGB values 60, 78, 172 and HSL 230°, 48%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C4EAC#3C4EAC

HEX#3C4EAC

RGBrgb(60, 78, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3059, 0.6745

RGB percentages23.5%, 30.6%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(230.4, 48.3%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.4, 65.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK65.1%, 54.7%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,952,300

CSS custom property--colour: #3C4EAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09388WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1

Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#C3B153

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#085CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original

Tritanopia#006475no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 12.2 Slate blue · ΔE 15.8 Royal blue · ΔE 17 Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.2 Midnight blue · ΔE 22.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 12.25, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC9A3C

Analogous#3C86AC, #623CAC

Triadic#AC3C4E, #4EAC3C

Split complementary#AC623C, #86AC3C

Tetradic#AC3C86, #AC9A3C, #3CAC62

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8CEEC

Lighter +30%#A2ACDF

Lighter +20%#7D8AD1

Lighter +10%#5768C4

Darker −10%#2F3D86

Darker −20%#222C60

Darker −30%#141B3B

Darker −40%#070915

More saturated +25%#1F3AC9

Less saturated −25%#59628F

Channel breakdown

R60

G78

B172

Red60 (23.5%)

Green78 (30.6%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue230.36°

Saturation (HSL)48.28%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 4E · B AC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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