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Recognised as Colour

#3D5585

  • #3D5585
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3D5585 is a blue with RGB values 61, 85, 133 and HSL 220°, 37%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3D5585#3D5585
HEX#3D5585
RGBrgb(61, 85, 133)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3333, 0.5216
RGB percentages23.9%, 33.3%, 52.2%
HSLhsl(220, 37.1%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 54.1%, 52.2%)
CMYK54.1%, 36.1%, 0%, 47.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,019,589
CSS custom property--colour: #3D5585;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.4:1
Contrast with white7.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#C2AA7A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#425987no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#3A5284no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#195F67no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 19Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.5Slate grey · ΔE 26.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.1Dim grey · ΔE 31.3Dark slate grey · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#856D3D
Analogous#3D7985, #493D85
Triadic#853D55, #55853D
Split complementary#85493D, #79853D
Tetradic#853D79, #856D3D, #3D8549

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2C0DC
Lighter +30%#8FA3CC
Lighter +20%#6C87BC
Lighter +10%#4D6BA8
Darker −10%#2D3F62
Darker −20%#1D283F
Darker −30%#0D121C
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#254D9D
Less saturated −25%#555D6D

Channel breakdown

R61
G85
B133
Red61 (23.9%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue133 (52.2%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)37.11%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 55 · B 85

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