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Recognised as Colour

#3C75ED

  • #3C75ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3C75ED is a blue with RGB values 60, 117, 237 and HSL 221°, 83%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3C75ED#3C75ED
HEX#3C75ED
RGBrgb(60, 117, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4588, 0.9294
RGB percentages23.5%, 45.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(220.7, 83.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 74.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK74.7%, 50.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,962,349
CSS custom property--colour: #3C75ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.96:1
Contrast with white4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#C38A12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2784F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0092A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 5.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.9Slate blue · ΔE 17Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.6Medium purple · ΔE 21.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 5.41, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDB43C
Analogous#3CCEED, #5C3CED
Triadic#ED3C75, #75ED3C
Split complementary#ED5B3C, #CEED3C
Tetradic#ED3CCE, #EDB43C, #3CED5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FE
Lighter +30%#C8D8FA
Lighter +20%#99B7F6
Lighter +10%#6B96F1
Darker −10%#1557E1
Darker −20%#1045B3
Darker −30%#0C3384
Darker −40%#082155
More saturated +25%#2A6FFF
Less saturated −25%#577ED2

Channel breakdown

R60
G117
B237
Red60 (23.5%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue220.68°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 75 · B ED

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