Colour

#3C6694

#3C6694
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3C6694 is a blue with RGB values 60, 102, 148 and HSL 211°, 42%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C6694

RGBrgb(60, 102, 148)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4, 0.5804

RGB percentages23.5%, 40%, 58%

HSLhsl(211.4, 42.3%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(211.4, 59.5%, 58%)

CMYK59.5%, 31.1%, 0%, 42%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,958,420

CSS custom property--colour: #3C6694;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12602WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1

Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#606060

Inverted#C3996B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#536896no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#476093no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007176no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.5 Dim grey · ΔE 29.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.34, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#946A3C

Analogous#3C9294, #3E3C94

Triadic#943C66, #66943C

Split complementary#943E3C, #92943C

Tetradic#943C92, #946A3C, #3C943E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B9CDE3

Lighter +30%#95B3D4

Lighter +20%#7199C5

Lighter +10%#4C7FB7

Darker −10%#2D4D70

Darker −20%#1F344B

Darker −30%#101B27

Darker −40%#010203

More saturated +25%#2265AE

Less saturated −25%#56677A

Channel breakdown

R60

G102

B148

Red60 (23.5%)

Green102 (40%)

Blue148 (58%)

Hue211.36°

Saturation (HSL)42.31%

Lightness40.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 66 · B 94

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