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Colour

#3C5992

  • #3C5992
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3C5992 is a blue with RGB values 60, 89, 146 and HSL 220°, 42%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3C5992#3C5992
HEX#3C5992
RGBrgb(60, 89, 146)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.349, 0.5725
RGB percentages23.5%, 34.9%, 57.3%
HSLhsl(219.8, 41.7%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 58.9%, 57.3%)
CMYK58.9%, 39%, 0%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,955,090
CSS custom property--colour: #3C5992;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10181WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1
Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#C3A66D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#415E94no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#365691no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00666Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 18.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 29.8Light slate grey · ΔE 31Dodgerblue · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 18.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#92753C
Analogous#3C8492, #4A3C92
Triadic#923C59, #59923C
Split complementary#924A3C, #84923C
Tetradic#923C84, #92753C, #3C924A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8C6E2
Lighter +30%#94A9D3
Lighter +20%#708CC4
Lighter +10%#4C6FB5
Darker −10%#2D436E
Darker −20%#1E2D4A
Darker −30%#0F1726
Darker −40%#010101
More saturated +25%#2251AC
Less saturated −25%#566178

Channel breakdown

R60
G89
B146
Red60 (23.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue146 (57.3%)
Hue219.77°
Saturation (HSL)41.75%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 59 · B 92

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