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Recognised as Colour

#3C516E

  • #3C516E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C516E is a blue with RGB values 60, 81, 110 and HSL 215°, 29%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3C516E#3C516E
HEX#3C516E
RGBrgb(60, 81, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3176, 0.4314
RGB percentages23.5%, 31.8%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(214.8, 29.4%, 33.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.8, 45.5%, 43.1%)
CMYK45.5%, 26.4%, 0%, 56.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,953,006
CSS custom property--colour: #3C516E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.09:1
Contrast with white8.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F
Inverted#C3AE91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#46526Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#404E6Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#29575Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 19.9Slate grey · ΔE 21Dim grey · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 23.1Light slate grey · ΔE 23.6Gray · ΔE 27.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 19.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6E593C
Analogous#3C6A6E, #403C6E
Triadic#6E3C51, #516E3C
Split complementary#6E403C, #6A6E3C
Tetradic#6E3C6A, #6E593C, #3C6E40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A7B8CF
Lighter +30%#869DBD
Lighter +20%#6582AB
Lighter +10%#4E698F
Darker −10%#2A394D
Darker −20%#18202C
Darker −30%#06080B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#274E83
Less saturated −25%#515459

Channel breakdown

R60
G81
B110
Red60 (23.5%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue214.8°
Saturation (HSL)29.41%
Lightness33.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 51 · B 6E

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