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Recognised as Colour

#3C75DC

  • #3C75DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3C75DC is a blue with RGB values 60, 117, 220 and HSL 219°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3C75DC#3C75DC
HEX#3C75DC
RGBrgb(60, 117, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4588, 0.8627
RGB percentages23.5%, 45.9%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(218.6, 69.6%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.6, 72.7%, 86.3%)
CMYK72.7%, 46.8%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,962,332
CSS custom property--colour: #3C75DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.77:1
Contrast with white4.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#C38A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E80E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#1371DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#008D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.4:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 12.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 12.08, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCA33C
Analogous#3CC5DC, #533CDC
Triadic#DC3C75, #75DC3C
Split complementary#DC533C, #C5DC3C
Tetradic#DC3CC5, #DCA33C, #3CDC53

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9EFFB
Lighter +30%#BED1F3
Lighter +20%#92B2EC
Lighter +10%#6794E4
Darker −10%#235CC2
Darker −20%#1B4797
Darker −30%#13336C
Darker −40%#0C1E40
More saturated +25%#1F6DF9
Less saturated −25%#597DBF

Channel breakdown

R60
G117
B220
Red60 (23.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue218.63°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 75 · B DC

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