Colour

#3D5DBF

#3D5DBF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3D5DBF is a blue with RGB values 61, 93, 191 and HSL 225°, 52%, 49%. 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

#3D5DBF#3D5DBF

HEX#3D5DBF

RGBrgb(61, 93, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3647, 0.749

RGB percentages23.9%, 36.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(225.2, 51.6%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 68.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK68.1%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,021,695

CSS custom property--colour: #3D5DBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness101.7 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#5D5D5D

Inverted#C2A240

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#216AC3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007485no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.7 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 12.8 Slate blue · ΔE 15.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.9 Medium purple · ΔE 20.9 Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF9F3D

Analogous#3D9EBF, #5E3DBF

Triadic#BF3D5D, #5DBF3D

Split complementary#BF5E3D, #9EBF3D

Tetradic#BF3D9E, #BF9F3D, #3DBF5E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6DDF2

Lighter +30%#AFBDE6

Lighter +20%#899DD9

Lighter +10%#627CCD

Darker −10%#314A98

Darker −20%#243772

Darker −30%#18254B

Darker −40%#0C1224

More saturated +25%#1E4DDF

Less saturated −25%#5D6DA0

Channel breakdown

R61

G93

B191

Red61 (23.9%)

Green93 (36.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue225.23°

Saturation (HSL)51.59%

Lightness49.41%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 5D · B BF

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