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Recognised as Colour

#3C80DA

  • #3C80DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3C80DA is a blue with RGB values 60, 128, 218 and HSL 214°, 68%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3C80DA#3C80DA
HEX#3C80DA
RGBrgb(60, 128, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.502, 0.8549
RGB percentages23.5%, 50.2%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(214.2, 68.1%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 72.5%, 85.5%)
CMYK72.5%, 41.3%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,965,146
CSS custom property--colour: #3C80DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21461WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#C37F25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5588DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A79D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 22.5Steel blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA963C
Analogous#3CCFDA, #473CDA
Triadic#DA3C80, #80DA3C
Split complementary#DA473C, #CFDA3C
Tetradic#DA3CCF, #DA963C, #3CDA47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7F0FB
Lighter +30%#BDD4F2
Lighter +20%#92B8EA
Lighter +10%#679CE2
Darker −10%#2467BF
Darker −20%#1C5094
Darker −30%#143969
Darker −40%#0C213E
More saturated +25%#1F7CF7
Less saturated −25%#5984BD

Channel breakdown

R60
G128
B218
Red60 (23.5%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue214.18°
Saturation (HSL)68.1%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 80 · B DA

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