Colour

#3C5EA6

#3C5EA6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3C5EA6 is a blue with RGB values 60, 94, 166 and HSL 221°, 47%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C5EA6

RGBrgb(60, 94, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3686, 0.651

RGB percentages23.5%, 36.9%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(220.8, 46.9%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.8, 63.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK63.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,956,390

CSS custom property--colour: #3C5EA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11719WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1

Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#C3A159

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3D65A9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D5CA4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Tritanopia#006E7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.8 Steel blue · ΔE 21.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 28 Royal blue · ΔE 28.2 Slate blue · ΔE 29.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 17.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6843C

Analogous#3C93A6, #4F3CA6

Triadic#A63C5E, #5EA63C

Split complementary#A64F3C, #93A63C

Tetradic#A63C93, #A6843C, #3CA64F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4D0EA

Lighter +30%#9FB2DC

Lighter +20%#7995CF

Lighter +10%#5477C1

Darker −10%#2E4981

Darker −20%#21345B

Darker −30%#131E36

Darker −40%#060910

More saturated +25%#2054C2

Less saturated −25%#58688A

Channel breakdown

R60

G94

B166

Red60 (23.5%)

Green94 (36.9%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue220.75°

Saturation (HSL)46.9%

Lightness44.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 5E · B A6

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