Colour

#3D68AB

#3D68AB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3D68AB is a blue with RGB values 61, 104, 171 and HSL 217°, 47%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3D68AB

RGBrgb(61, 104, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.4078, 0.6706

RGB percentages23.9%, 40.8%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(216.5, 47.4%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 64.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK64.3%, 39.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,024,491

CSS custom property--colour: #3D68AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness103.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1

Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#C29754

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A6EAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3B63AAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007781no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.2 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.3 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.9 Royal blue · ΔE 31.8 Slate grey · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AB803D

Analogous#3D9FAB, #493DAB

Triadic#AB3D68, #68AB3D

Split complementary#AB493D, #9FAB3D

Tetradic#AB3D9F, #AB803D, #3DAB49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8D6EC

Lighter +30%#A3BADE

Lighter +20%#7D9ED1

Lighter +10%#5882C3

Darker −10%#305185

Darker −20%#223A60

Darker −30%#15233A

Darker −40%#070D15

More saturated +25%#2062C8

Less saturated −25%#5A6E8E

Channel breakdown

R61

G104

B171

Red61 (23.9%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue216.55°

Saturation (HSL)47.41%

Lightness45.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 68 · B AB

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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