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Recognised as Colour

#3C5382

  • #3C5382
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3C5382 is a blue with RGB values 60, 83, 130 and HSL 220°, 37%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3C5382#3C5382
HEX#3C5382
RGBrgb(60, 83, 130)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3255, 0.5098
RGB percentages23.5%, 32.5%, 51%
HSLhsl(220.3, 36.8%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 53.8%, 51%)
CMYK53.8%, 36.2%, 0%, 49%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,953,538
CSS custom property--colour: #3C5382;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08759WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#C3AC7D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415784no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#385181no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Tritanopia#1A5D64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.6Slate grey · ΔE 26.6Light slate grey · ΔE 28.4Dim grey · ΔE 31Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#826B3C
Analogous#3C7682, #483C82
Triadic#823C53, #53823C
Split complementary#82483C, #76823C
Tetradic#823C76, #826B3C, #3C8248

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B0BEDA
Lighter +30%#8DA1CA
Lighter +20%#6A84BA
Lighter +10%#4C69A5
Darker −10%#2C3D5F
Darker −20%#1C263C
Darker −30%#0C1019
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#244B9A
Less saturated −25%#545B6A

Channel breakdown

R60
G83
B130
Red60 (23.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue130 (51%)
Hue220.29°
Saturation (HSL)36.84%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 53 · B 82

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