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Recognised as Colour

#3C8AB3

  • #3C8AB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3C8AB3 is a blue with RGB values 60, 138, 179 and HSL 201°, 50%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3C8AB3#3C8AB3
HEX#3C8AB3
RGBrgb(60, 138, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5412, 0.702
RGB percentages23.5%, 54.1%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(200.7, 49.8%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.7, 66.5%, 70.2%)
CMYK66.5%, 22.9%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,967,667
CSS custom property--colour: #3C8AB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.48:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#C3754C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7689B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#667DB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009598no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.9Light slate grey · ΔE 19.5Slate grey · ΔE 20.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.9Cadetblue · ΔE 23.9Light skyblue · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.9, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B3653C
Analogous#3CB3A0, #3C4FB3
Triadic#B33C8A, #8AB33C
Split complementary#B33C4F, #B3A13C
Tetradic#A03CB3, #B3653C, #4FB33C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE3EE
Lighter +30%#A7CDE1
Lighter +20%#80B8D5
Lighter +10%#5AA2C8
Darker −10%#2F6D8D
Darker −20%#224F67
Darker −30%#163240
Darker −40%#09141A
More saturated +25%#1E93D1
Less saturated −25%#5A8195

Channel breakdown

R60
G138
B179
Red60 (23.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue200.67°
Saturation (HSL)49.79%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 8A · B B3

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