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Colour

#3C76C3

  • #3C76C3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3C76C3 is a blue with RGB values 60, 118, 195 and HSL 214°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3C76C3#3C76C3
HEX#3C76C3
RGBrgb(60, 118, 195)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4627, 0.7647
RGB percentages23.5%, 46.3%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(214.2, 52.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 69.2%, 76.5%)
CMYK69.2%, 39.5%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,962,563
CSS custom property--colour: #3C76C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17858WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.59:1
Contrast with white4.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#C3893C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#537CC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E6FC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 17.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.1Royal blue · ΔE 27.7Medium purple · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3893C
Analogous#3CBAC3, #453CC3
Triadic#C33C76, #76C33C
Split complementary#C3463C, #B9C33C
Tetradic#C33CBA, #C3893C, #3CC346

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E4F3
Lighter +30%#B1C8E7
Lighter +20%#8AADDB
Lighter +10%#6391CF
Darker −10%#305E9C
Darker −20%#244775
Darker −30%#182F4E
Darker −40%#0C1827
More saturated +25%#1C72E3
Less saturated −25%#5C7AA3

Channel breakdown

R60
G118
B195
Red60 (23.5%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue214.22°
Saturation (HSL)52.94%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 76 · B C3

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