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Recognised as Colour

#3C4EC5

  • #3C4EC5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3C4EC5 is a blue with RGB values 60, 78, 197 and HSL 232°, 54%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3C4EC5#3C4EC5
HEX#3C4EC5
RGBrgb(60, 78, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3059, 0.7725
RGB percentages23.5%, 30.6%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(232.1, 54.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 69.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK69.5%, 60.4%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,952,325
CSS custom property--colour: #3C4EC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.8:1
Contrast with white6.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#C3B13A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0055C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 9.9Royal blue · ΔE 11.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6Medium purple · ΔE 22Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 9.86, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C5B33C
Analogous#3C93C5, #6E3CC5
Triadic#C53C4E, #4EC53C
Split complementary#C56E3C, #93C53C
Tetradic#C53C93, #C5B33C, #3CC56E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9DDF4
Lighter +30%#B2B9E8
Lighter +20%#8B95DC
Lighter +10%#6372D1
Darker −10%#2F3E9F
Darker −20%#242F77
Darker −30%#181F50
Darker −40%#0C1029
More saturated +25%#1C37E5
Less saturated −25%#5C65A5

Channel breakdown

R60
G78
B197
Red60 (23.5%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue232.12°
Saturation (HSL)54.15%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 4E · B C5

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