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Colour

#3E60BD

  • #3E60BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3E60BD is a blue with RGB values 62, 96, 189 and HSL 224°, 51%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3E60BD#3E60BD
HEX#3E60BD
RGBrgb(62, 96, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3765, 0.7412
RGB percentages24.3%, 37.6%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(223.9, 50.6%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.9, 67.2%, 74.1%)
CMYK67.2%, 49.2%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,087,997
CSS custom property--colour: #3E60BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13064WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.81:1
Contrast with white5.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#C19F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2D6BC0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0860BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007685no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 15.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 18.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 21.5Medium purple · ΔE 22
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 15.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BD9B3E
Analogous#3EA0BD, #5C3EBD
Triadic#BD3E60, #60BD3E
Split complementary#BD5C3E, #9FBD3E
Tetradic#BD3E9F, #BD9B3E, #3EBD5C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6DDF1
Lighter +30%#AFBEE5
Lighter +20%#899ED8
Lighter +10%#627FCC
Darker −10%#314C97
Darker −20%#253970
Darker −30%#18254A
Darker −40%#0C1223
More saturated +25%#1F51DC
Less saturated −25%#5D6F9E

Channel breakdown

R62
G96
B189
Red62 (24.3%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue223.94°
Saturation (HSL)50.6%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 60 · B BD

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