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Recognised as Colour

#3D7BAD

  • #3D7BAD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3D7BAD is a blue with RGB values 61, 123, 173 and HSL 207°, 48%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3D7BAD#3D7BAD
HEX#3D7BAD
RGBrgb(61, 123, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.4824, 0.6784
RGB percentages23.9%, 48.2%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(206.8, 47.9%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(206.8, 64.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK64.7%, 28.9%, 0%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,029,357
CSS custom property--colour: #3D7BAD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.64:1
Contrast with white4.53:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#C28452

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#657CAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5671ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00878Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 2.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.2Light slate grey · ΔE 22.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 28.4Light skyblue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 2.78, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD6F3D
Analogous#3DADA7, #3D43AD
Triadic#AD3D7B, #7BAD3D
Split complementary#AD3D43, #ADA73D
Tetradic#A73DAD, #AD6F3D, #43AD3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CADDEC
Lighter +30%#A4C5DF
Lighter +20%#7EACD2
Lighter +10%#5994C4
Darker −10%#306087
Darker −20%#224562
Darker −30%#152B3C
Darker −40%#081016
More saturated +25%#207ECA
Less saturated −25%#5A7890

Channel breakdown

R61
G123
B173
Red61 (23.9%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue206.79°
Saturation (HSL)47.86%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 7B · B AD

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