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Colour

#3F6097

  • #3F6097
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3F6097 is a blue with RGB values 63, 96, 151 and HSL 218°, 41%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3F6097#3F6097
HEX#3F6097
RGBrgb(63, 96, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.3765, 0.5922
RGB percentages24.7%, 37.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(217.5, 41.1%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 58.3%, 59.2%)
CMYK58.3%, 36.4%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,153,495
CSS custom property--colour: #3F6097;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#C09F68

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#496499no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3E5C96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006C74no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Dim grey · ΔE 34.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#97763F
Analogous#3F8C97, #4A3F97
Triadic#973F60, #60973F
Split complementary#974A3F, #8C973F
Tetradic#973F8C, #97763F, #3F974A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BECCE4
Lighter +30%#9AB0D5
Lighter +20%#7694C6
Lighter +10%#5278B7
Darker −10%#304973
Darker −20%#21324F
Darker −30%#121B2B
Darker −40%#030407
More saturated +25%#2459B2
Less saturated −25%#5A677C

Channel breakdown

R63
G96
B151
Red63 (24.7%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)41.12%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 60 · B 97

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