Colour

#3D56D5

#3D56D5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3D56D5 is a blue with RGB values 61, 86, 213 and HSL 230°, 64%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3D56D5

RGBrgb(61, 86, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3373, 0.8353

RGB percentages23.9%, 33.7%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(230.1, 64.4%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 71.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK71.4%, 59.6%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,019,925

CSS custom property--colour: #3D56D5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#C2A92A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006AD9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005CD3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00768Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.7 Slate blue · ΔE 11.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 13 Medium purple · ΔE 22.4 Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6 Dark slateblue · ΔE 29.2

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.72, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D5BC3D

Analogous#3DA2D5, #703DD5

Triadic#D53D56, #56D53D

Split complementary#D5703D, #A2D53D

Tetradic#D53DA2, #D5BC3D, #3DD570

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E5E8F9

Lighter +30%#BBC4F0

Lighter +20%#919FE7

Lighter +10%#677BDE

Darker −10%#283FB7

Darker −20%#1F318D

Darker −30%#162263

Darker −40%#0C143A

More saturated +25%#2042F3

Less saturated −25%#5B6AB7

Channel breakdown

R61

G86

B213

Red61 (23.9%)

Green86 (33.7%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue230.13°

Saturation (HSL)64.41%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 56 · B D5

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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