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Recognised as Colour

#3C62BC

  • #3C62BC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3C62BC is a blue with RGB values 60, 98, 188 and HSL 222°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3C62BC#3C62BC
HEX#3C62BC
RGBrgb(60, 98, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3843, 0.7373
RGB percentages23.5%, 38.4%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(222.2, 51.6%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 68.1%, 73.7%)
CMYK68.1%, 47.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,957,436
CSS custom property--colour: #3C62BC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13327WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#C39D43

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#326CBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#1461BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007786no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 17.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.1Medium purple · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 17.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC963C
Analogous#3CA2BC, #563CBC
Triadic#BC3C62, #62BC3C
Split complementary#BC563C, #A2BC3C
Tetradic#BC3CA2, #BC963C, #3CBC56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3DCF1
Lighter +30%#ACBDE5
Lighter +20%#869ED8
Lighter +10%#5F7FCC
Darker −10%#304E95
Darker −20%#233A6F
Darker −30%#172648
Darker −40%#0B1121
More saturated +25%#1D55DB
Less saturated −25%#5B6F9D

Channel breakdown

R60
G98
B188
Red60 (23.5%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue222.19°
Saturation (HSL)51.61%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 62 · B BC

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