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Recognised as Colour

#3C5586

  • #3C5586
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3C5586 is a blue with RGB values 60, 85, 134 and HSL 220°, 38%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3C5586#3C5586
HEX#3C5586
RGBrgb(60, 85, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3333, 0.5255
RGB percentages23.5%, 33.3%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(219.7, 38.1%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.7, 55.2%, 52.5%)
CMYK55.2%, 36.6%, 0%, 47.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,954,054
CSS custom property--colour: #3C5586;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.41:1
Contrast with white7.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#C3AA79

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415988no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#395285no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#146067no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1Slate grey · ΔE 26.9Light slate grey · ΔE 28.6Dim grey · ΔE 31.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#866D3C
Analogous#3C7A86, #483C86
Triadic#863C55, #55863C
Split complementary#86483C, #7A863C
Tetradic#863C7A, #866D3C, #3C8648

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2C0DC
Lighter +30%#8EA3CD
Lighter +20%#6B87BD
Lighter +10%#4C6BA9
Darker −10%#2C3F63
Darker −20%#1C2840
Darker −30%#0D121C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#244D9E
Less saturated −25%#545D6E

Channel breakdown

R60
G85
B134
Red60 (23.5%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue219.73°
Saturation (HSL)38.14%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 55 · B 86

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