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Recognised as Colour

#3C5AA4

  • #3C5AA4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C5AA4 is a blue with RGB values 60, 90, 164 and HSL 223°, 46%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3C5AA4#3C5AA4
HEX#3C5AA4
RGBrgb(60, 90, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3529, 0.6431
RGB percentages23.5%, 35.3%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(222.7, 46.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 63.4%, 64.3%)
CMYK63.4%, 45.1%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,955,364
CSS custom property--colour: #3C5AA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.58:1
Contrast with white6.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#C3A55B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3762A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2759A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006B77no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 15.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5Steel blue · ΔE 24.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 15.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A4863C
Analogous#3C8EA4, #523CA4
Triadic#A43C5A, #5AA43C
Split complementary#A4523C, #8EA43C
Tetradic#A43C8E, #A4863C, #3CA452

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3CEE9
Lighter +30%#9EAFDB
Lighter +20%#7891CE
Lighter +10%#5372C0
Darker −10%#2E467F
Darker −20%#213159
Darker −30%#131D34
Darker −40%#05080F
More saturated +25%#204EC0
Less saturated −25%#586688

Channel breakdown

R60
G90
B164
Red60 (23.5%)
Green90 (35.3%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue222.69°
Saturation (HSL)46.43%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 5A · B A4

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