Recognised as Colour

#3C58CD

#3C58CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3C58CD is a blue with RGB values 60, 88, 205 and HSL 228°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C58CD

RGBrgb(60, 88, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3451, 0.8039

RGB percentages23.5%, 34.5%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(228.4, 59.2%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(228.4, 70.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK70.7%, 57.1%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,954,893

CSS custom property--colour: #3C58CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#C3A732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0069D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CCBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00758Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.9 Slate blue · ΔE 9.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9 Medium purple · ΔE 20.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.92, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDB13C

Analogous#3CA1CD, #683CCD

Triadic#CD3C58, #58CD3C

Split complementary#CD683C, #A1CD3C

Tetradic#CD3CA1, #CDB13C, #3CCD68

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DEE3F7

Lighter +30%#B6C0EC

Lighter +20%#8D9EE2

Lighter +10%#657BD7

Darker −10%#2C44AA

Darker −20%#213482

Darker −30%#172459

Darker −40%#0C1331

More saturated +25%#1D45EC

Less saturated −25%#5B6BAE

Channel breakdown

R60

G88

B205

Red60 (23.5%)

Green88 (34.5%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue228.41°

Saturation (HSL)59.18%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 58 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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