Colour

#3D6FB0

#3D6FB0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3D6FB0 is a blue with RGB values 61, 111, 176 and HSL 214°, 49%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3D6FB0#3D6FB0

HEX#3D6FB0

RGBrgb(61, 111, 176)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.4353, 0.6902

RGB percentages23.9%, 43.5%, 69%

HSLhsl(213.9, 48.5%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(213.9, 65.3%, 69%)

CMYK65.3%, 36.9%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,026,288

CSS custom property--colour: #3D6FB0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15496WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.12:1

Contrast with white5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#696969

Inverted#C2904F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5374B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4269AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#007E87no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.7 Slate grey · ΔE 30.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 30.8

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B07E3D

Analogous#3DA8B0, #443DB0

Triadic#B03D6F, #6FB03D

Split complementary#B0453D, #A8B03D

Tetradic#B03DA9, #B07E3D, #3DB045

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCDAED

Lighter +30%#A6BFE0

Lighter +20%#80A4D3

Lighter +10%#5A89C6

Darker −10%#30578A

Darker −20%#233F64

Darker −30%#16273E

Darker −40%#080F19

More saturated +25%#1F6BCE

Less saturated −25%#5B7392

Channel breakdown

R61

G111

B176

Red61 (23.9%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue176 (69%)

Hue213.91°

Saturation (HSL)48.52%

Lightness46.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 6F · B B0

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

#3D6FB0

Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

Named colours

Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

Keep nerding

Harmonies

Lighter and darker

Similar named colours

Nerdulate something else