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Recognised as Colour

#3D5BC7

  • #3D5BC7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3D5BC7 is a blue with RGB values 61, 91, 199 and HSL 227°, 55%, 51%. 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

#3D5BC7#3D5BC7
HEX#3D5BC7
RGBrgb(61, 91, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3569, 0.7804
RGB percentages23.9%, 35.7%, 78%
HSLhsl(227, 55.2%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227, 69.3%, 78%)
CMYK69.3%, 54.3%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,021,191
CSS custom property--colour: #3D5BC7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12598WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C
Inverted#C2A438

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#016ACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007588no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.1Slate blue · ΔE 11.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 19.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7A93D
Analogous#3DA0C7, #643DC7
Triadic#C73D5B, #5BC73D
Split complementary#C7643D, #A0C73D
Tetradic#C73DA0, #C7A93D, #3DC764

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE1F5
Lighter +30%#B4BFE9
Lighter +20%#8C9EDE
Lighter +10%#657CD2
Darker −10%#2F48A2
Darker −20%#23367B
Darker −30%#182553
Darker −40%#0D132B
More saturated +25%#1E49E6
Less saturated −25%#5C6DA8

Channel breakdown

R61
G91
B199
Red61 (23.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue226.96°
Saturation (HSL)55.2%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 5B · B C7

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