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Recognised as Colour

#3C596C

  • #3C596C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#3C596C is a blue with RGB values 60, 89, 108 and HSL 204°, 29%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#3C596C#3C596C
HEX#3C596C
RGBrgb(60, 89, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.349, 0.4235
RGB percentages23.5%, 34.9%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(203.8, 28.6%, 32.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.8, 44.4%, 42.4%)
CMYK44.4%, 17.6%, 0%, 57.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,955,052
CSS custom property--colour: #3C596C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#545454
Inverted#C3A693

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51586Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A536Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#295E5Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.4Slate grey · ΔE 17.2Dim grey · ΔE 17.2Light slate grey · ΔE 20Gray · ΔE 23Steel blue · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 13.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C4F3C
Analogous#3C6C67, #3C416C
Triadic#6C3C59, #596C3C
Split complementary#6C3C41, #6C673C
Tetradic#673C6C, #6C4F3C, #416C3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A6BECE
Lighter +30%#86A6BC
Lighter +20%#658EA9
Lighter +10%#4E748D
Darker −10%#2A3E4B
Darker −20%#18232A
Darker −30%#05080A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#275D81
Less saturated −25%#515557

Channel breakdown

R60
G89
B108
Red60 (23.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue203.75°
Saturation (HSL)28.57%
Lightness32.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 59 · B 6C

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