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Recognised as Colour

#3C8BBE

  • #3C8BBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3C8BBE is a blue with RGB values 60, 139, 190 and HSL 204°, 52%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3C8BBE#3C8BBE
HEX#3C8BBE
RGBrgb(60, 139, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5451, 0.7451
RGB percentages23.5%, 54.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(203.5, 52%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(203.5, 68.4%, 74.5%)
CMYK68.4%, 26.8%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,967,934
CSS custom property--colour: #3C8BBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23144WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#C37441

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#748BC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#627FBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00989Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 4.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2Slate grey · ΔE 23.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.75, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE6F3C
Analogous#3CBEB0, #3C4ABE
Triadic#BE3C8B, #8BBE3C
Split complementary#BE3C4A, #BEB03C
Tetradic#B03CBE, #BE6F3C, #4ABE3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E6F2
Lighter +30%#AECFE5
Lighter +20%#87B9D9
Lighter +10%#60A2CD
Darker −10%#306F97
Darker −20%#245270
Darker −30%#17364A
Darker −40%#0B1A23
More saturated +25%#1D92DD
Less saturated −25%#5B849F

Channel breakdown

R60
G139
B190
Red60 (23.5%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue203.54°
Saturation (HSL)52%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 8B · B BE

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