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Colour

#3D5C97

  • #3D5C97
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3D5C97 is a blue with RGB values 61, 92, 151 and HSL 219°, 42%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3D5C97#3D5C97
HEX#3D5C97
RGBrgb(61, 92, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3608, 0.5922
RGB percentages23.9%, 36.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(219.3, 42.5%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.3, 59.6%, 59.2%)
CMYK59.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,021,399
CSS custom property--colour: #3D5C97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10881WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.61:1
Contrast with white6.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#C2A368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#436199no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#375996no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.18:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.4Slate grey · ΔE 30.1Light slate grey · ΔE 31.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 17.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97783D
Analogous#3D8997, #4B3D97
Triadic#973D5C, #5C973D
Split complementary#974B3D, #89973D
Tetradic#973D89, #97783D, #3D974B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCCAE4
Lighter +30%#98ADD5
Lighter +20%#7390C7
Lighter +10%#4F73B8
Darker −10%#2E4673
Darker −20%#20304E
Darker −30%#111A2A
Darker −40%#020306
More saturated +25%#2354B2
Less saturated −25%#58647D

Channel breakdown

R61
G92
B151
Red61 (23.9%)
Green92 (36.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue219.33°
Saturation (HSL)42.45%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 5C · B 97

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