Colour

#3F6AA4

#3F6AA4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3F6AA4 is a blue with RGB values 63, 106, 164 and HSL 214°, 44%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3F6AA4

RGBrgb(63, 106, 164)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.4157, 0.6431

RGB percentages24.7%, 41.6%, 64.3%

HSLhsl(214.5, 44.5%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 61.6%, 64.3%)

CMYK61.6%, 35.4%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,156,068

CSS custom property--colour: #3F6AA4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14045WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1

Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#656565

Inverted#C0955B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#516EA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#4464A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00777Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27 Slate grey · ΔE 27.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A4793F

Analogous#3F9DA4, #463FA4

Triadic#A43F6A, #6AA43F

Split complementary#A4463F, #9DA43F

Tetradic#A43F9D, #A4793F, #3FA446

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C6D5E9

Lighter +30%#A1BADB

Lighter +20%#7C9FCD

Lighter +10%#5783BF

Darker −10%#31527F

Darker −20%#233A5A

Darker −30%#152335

Darker −40%#060B11

More saturated +25%#2366C0

Less saturated −25%#5B6E88

Channel breakdown

R63

G106

B164

Red63 (24.7%)

Green106 (41.6%)

Blue164 (64.3%)

Hue214.46°

Saturation (HSL)44.49%

Lightness44.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 6A · B A4

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