Recognised as Colour

#3F6DCE

#3F6DCE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3F6DCE is a blue with RGB values 63, 109, 206 and HSL 221°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3F6DCE

RGBrgb(63, 109, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.4275, 0.8078

RGB percentages24.7%, 42.7%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(220.7, 59.3%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 69.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK69.4%, 47.1%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,156,878

CSS custom property--colour: #3F6DCE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1

Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#C09231

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A78D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#186BCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Tritanopia#008493no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 16 Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.1 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.15, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CEA03F

Analogous#3FB4CE, #593FCE

Triadic#CE3F6D, #6DCE3F

Split complementary#CE593F, #B5CE3F

Tetradic#CE3FB4, #CEA03F, #3FCE59

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E9F7

Lighter +30%#B9CAED

Lighter +20%#90ABE3

Lighter +10%#688CD8

Darker −10%#2C56AE

Darker −20%#224285

Darker −30%#182E5C

Darker −40%#0D1A34

More saturated +25%#2162EC

Less saturated −25%#5D78B0

Channel breakdown

R63

G109

B206

Red63 (24.7%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue220.7°

Saturation (HSL)59.34%

Lightness52.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 6D · B CE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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