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Recognised as Colour

#3C669A

  • #3C669A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3C669A is a blue with RGB values 60, 102, 154 and HSL 213°, 44%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3C669A#3C669A
HEX#3C669A
RGBrgb(60, 102, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4, 0.6039
RGB percentages23.5%, 40%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(213.2, 43.9%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.2, 61%, 60.4%)
CMYK61%, 33.8%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,958,426
CSS custom property--colour: #3C669A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12796WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#C39965

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#50699Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#446099no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Tritanopia#007279no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7Slate grey · ΔE 24.8Light slate grey · ΔE 25.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.4Dim grey · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9A703C
Analogous#3C959A, #413C9A
Triadic#9A3C66, #669A3C
Split complementary#9A413C, #959A3C
Tetradic#9A3C95, #9A703C, #3C9A41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BDCFE5
Lighter +30%#98B4D7
Lighter +20%#7399C9
Lighter +10%#4F7FBA
Darker −10%#2E4E75
Darker −20%#1F3551
Darker −30%#111D2C
Darker −40%#030507
More saturated +25%#2163B5
Less saturated −25%#57697F

Channel breakdown

R60
G102
B154
Red60 (23.5%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue213.19°
Saturation (HSL)43.93%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 66 · B 9A

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