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Recognised as Colour

#3C6EBB

  • #3C6EBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3C6EBB is a blue with RGB values 60, 110, 187 and HSL 216°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3C6EBB#3C6EBB
HEX#3C6EBB
RGBrgb(60, 110, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4314, 0.7333
RGB percentages23.5%, 43.1%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(216.4, 51.4%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 67.9%, 73.3%)
CMYK67.9%, 41.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,960,507
CSS custom property--colour: #3C6EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.157WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#C39144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A75BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3669B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00808Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.8Steel blue · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7Royal blue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.81, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB893C
Analogous#3CADBB, #4A3CBB
Triadic#BB3C6E, #6EBB3C
Split complementary#BB4A3C, #ADBB3C
Tetradic#BB3CAD, #BB893C, #3CBB4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2DEF1
Lighter +30%#ACC2E4
Lighter +20%#85A6D8
Lighter +10%#5E89CC
Darker −10%#305794
Darker −20%#23416E
Darker −30%#172A47
Darker −40%#0A1321
More saturated +25%#1D67DA
Less saturated −25%#5B759C

Channel breakdown

R60
G110
B187
Red60 (23.5%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue216.38°
Saturation (HSL)51.42%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 6E · B BB

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