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Colour

#3C6FBE

  • #3C6FBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3C6FBE is a blue with RGB values 60, 111, 190 and HSL 216°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3C6FBE#3C6FBE
HEX#3C6FBE
RGBrgb(60, 111, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4353, 0.7451
RGB percentages23.5%, 43.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(216.5, 52%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 68.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK68.4%, 41.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,960,766
CSS custom property--colour: #3C6FBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.99:1
Contrast with white4.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#C39041

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A76C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#356ABCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00818Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.99:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.9Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.9Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE8B3C
Analogous#3CB0BE, #4A3CBE
Triadic#BE3C6F, #6FBE3C
Split complementary#BE4A3C, #B0BE3C
Tetradic#BE3CB0, #BE8B3C, #3CBE4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E0F2
Lighter +30%#AEC4E5
Lighter +20%#87A7D9
Lighter +10%#608BCD
Darker −10%#305897
Darker −20%#244270
Darker −30%#172B4A
Darker −40%#0B1423
More saturated +25%#1D68DD
Less saturated −25%#5B769F

Channel breakdown

R60
G111
B190
Red60 (23.5%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue216.46°
Saturation (HSL)52%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 6F · B BE

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