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Recognised as Colour

#3D62BB

  • #3D62BB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3D62BB is a blue with RGB values 61, 98, 187 and HSL 222°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3D62BB#3D62BB
HEX#3D62BB
RGBrgb(61, 98, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3843, 0.7333
RGB percentages23.9%, 38.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(222.4, 50.8%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.4, 67.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK67.4%, 47.6%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,022,971
CSS custom property--colour: #3D62BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1
Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#C29D44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#346CBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#1861B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Tritanopia#007785no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 18Dark slateblue · ΔE 18Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.4Medium purple · ΔE 23.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB963D
Analogous#3DA1BB, #573DBB
Triadic#BB3D62, #62BB3D
Split complementary#BB573D, #A1BB3D
Tetradic#BB3DA1, #BB963D, #3DBB57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3DCF1
Lighter +30%#ADBDE4
Lighter +20%#869ED8
Lighter +10%#607FCB
Darker −10%#304E95
Darker −20%#243A6E
Darker −30%#172648
Darker −40%#0B1121
More saturated +25%#1E55DA
Less saturated −25%#5C6F9C

Channel breakdown

R61
G98
B187
Red61 (23.9%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue222.38°
Saturation (HSL)50.81%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 62 · B BB

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