Colour

#3C6BDA

#3C6BDA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3C6BDA is a blue with RGB values 60, 107, 218 and HSL 222°, 68%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C6BDA

RGBrgb(60, 107, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4196, 0.8549

RGB percentages23.5%, 42%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(222.2, 68.1%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 72.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK72.5%, 50.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,959,770

CSS custom property--colour: #3C6BDA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16538WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness115 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.88:1

Contrast with white4.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#C39425

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2479DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#006AD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original

Tritanopia#008698no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.8 Slate blue · ΔE 14.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.1 Medium purple · ΔE 20.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.6

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.78, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DAAB3C

Analogous#3CBADA, #5C3CDA

Triadic#DA3C6B, #6BDA3C

Split complementary#DA5C3C, #BADA3C

Tetradic#DA3CBA, #DAAB3C, #3CDA5C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E7EDFB

Lighter +30%#BDCDF2

Lighter +20%#92ACEA

Lighter +10%#678CE2

Darker −10%#2452BF

Darker −20%#1C4094

Darker −30%#142D69

Darker −40%#0C1B3E

More saturated +25%#1F5FF7

Less saturated −25%#5977BD

Channel breakdown

R60

G107

B218

Red60 (23.5%)

Green107 (42%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue222.15°

Saturation (HSL)68.1%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 6B · B DA

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Colour values

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