Colour

#3C507C

#3C507C
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3C507C is a blue with RGB values 60, 80, 124 and HSL 221°, 35%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C507C

RGBrgb(60, 80, 124)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3137, 0.4863

RGB percentages23.5%, 31.4%, 48.6%

HSLhsl(221.3, 34.8%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.3, 51.6%, 48.6%)

CMYK51.6%, 35.5%, 0%, 51.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,952,764

CSS custom property--colour: #3C507C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.98:1

Contrast with white7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#C3AF83

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F547Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#384E7Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original

Tritanopia#205960no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 21.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.4 Slate grey · ΔE 26.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 28.2 Dark slate grey · ΔE 29.5 Dim grey · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 21.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7C683C

Analogous#3C707C, #483C7C

Triadic#7C3C50, #507C3C

Split complementary#7C483C, #707C3C

Tetradic#7C3C70, #7C683C, #3C7C48

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ADBAD7

Lighter +30%#8A9DC7

Lighter +20%#6880B6

Lighter +10%#4D669E

Darker −10%#2B3A5A

Darker −20%#1B2437

Darker −30%#0A0D15

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#254793

Less saturated −25%#535965

Channel breakdown

R60

G80

B124

Red60 (23.5%)

Green80 (31.4%)

Blue124 (48.6%)

Hue221.25°

Saturation (HSL)34.78%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 50 · B 7C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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