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Colour

#3C79FF

  • #3C79FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3C79FF is a blue with RGB values 60, 121, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3C79FF#3C79FF
HEX#3C79FF
RGBrgb(60, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages23.5%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(221.2, 100%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 76.5%, 100%)
CMYK76.5%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,963,391
CSS custom property--colour: #3C79FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21855WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#C38600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0B8AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0078FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#009AB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFC23C
Analogous#3CDAFF, #613CFF
Triadic#FF3C79, #79FF3C
Split complementary#FF613C, #DAFF3C
Tetradic#FF3CDA, #FFC23C, #3CFF61

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5E2FF
Lighter +20%#A2BFFF
Lighter +10%#6F9CFF
Darker −10%#0956FF
Darker −20%#0043D5
Darker −30%#0033A2
Darker −40%#00236F
More saturated +25%#3C79FF
Less saturated −25%#5482E7

Channel breakdown

R60
G121
B255
Red60 (23.5%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue221.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 79 · B FF

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