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Recognised as Colour

#3C5785

  • #3C5785
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3C5785 is a blue with RGB values 60, 87, 133 and HSL 218°, 38%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3C5785#3C5785
HEX#3C5785
RGBrgb(60, 87, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3412, 0.5216
RGB percentages23.5%, 34.1%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(217.8, 37.8%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.8, 54.9%, 52.2%)
CMYK54.9%, 34.6%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,954,565
CSS custom property--colour: #3C5785;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#C3A87A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#455A87no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3C5484no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Tritanopia#156168no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18Slate grey · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.3Light slate grey · ΔE 26.8Dim grey · ΔE 30.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#856A3C
Analogous#3C7B85, #463C85
Triadic#853C57, #57853C
Split complementary#85463C, #7B853C
Tetradic#853C7B, #856A3C, #3C8546

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B1C1DC
Lighter +30%#8EA5CC
Lighter +20%#6B89BC
Lighter +10%#4C6EA8
Darker −10%#2C4062
Darker −20%#1C293F
Darker −30%#0C121C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#24519D
Less saturated −25%#545D6D

Channel breakdown

R60
G87
B133
Red60 (23.5%)
Green87 (34.1%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue217.81°
Saturation (HSL)37.82%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 57 · B 85

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