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Recognised as Colour

#3D59DB

  • #3D59DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3D59DB is a blue with RGB values 61, 89, 219 and HSL 229°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3D59DB#3D59DB
HEX#3D59DB
RGBrgb(61, 89, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.349, 0.8588
RGB percentages23.9%, 34.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(229.4, 68.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 72.1%, 85.9%)
CMYK72.1%, 59.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,020,699
CSS custom property--colour: #3D59DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.75:1
Contrast with white5.75:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#C2A624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DDFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.8Slate blue · ΔE 12.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3Medium purple · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBBF3D
Analogous#3DA8DB, #703DDB
Triadic#DB3D59, #59DB3D
Split complementary#DB703D, #A8DB3D
Tetradic#DB3DA8, #DBBF3D, #3DDB70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9ECFB
Lighter +30%#BEC7F3
Lighter +20%#93A3EB
Lighter +10%#687EE3
Darker −10%#2440C1
Darker −20%#1C3296
Darker −30%#14236B
Darker −40%#0C1540
More saturated +25%#2046F8
Less saturated −25%#5A6CBE

Channel breakdown

R61
G89
B219
Red61 (23.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue229.37°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 59 · B DB

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