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Colour

#3C61BD

  • #3C61BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3C61BD is a blue with RGB values 60, 97, 189 and HSL 223°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3C61BD#3C61BD
HEX#3C61BD
RGBrgb(60, 97, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3804, 0.7412
RGB percentages23.5%, 38%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(222.8, 51.8%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.8, 68.3%, 74.1%)
CMYK68.3%, 48.7%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,957,181
CSS custom property--colour: #3C61BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13184WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#C39E42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2F6CC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0B60BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 16.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.1Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 16.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD983C
Analogous#3CA1BD, #583CBD
Triadic#BD3C61, #61BD3C
Split complementary#BD573C, #A2BD3C
Tetradic#BD3CA1, #BD983C, #3CBD58

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4DCF1
Lighter +30%#ADBDE5
Lighter +20%#869ED9
Lighter +10%#607FCC
Darker −10%#304D96
Darker −20%#233970
Darker −30%#172549
Darker −40%#0B1222
More saturated +25%#1D54DC
Less saturated −25%#5B6E9E

Channel breakdown

R60
G97
B189
Red60 (23.5%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue222.79°
Saturation (HSL)51.81%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 61 · B BD

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