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Recognised as Colour

#3086CE

  • #3086CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3086CE is a blue with RGB values 48, 134, 206 and HSL 207°, 62%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3086CE#3086CE
HEX#3086CE
RGBrgb(48, 134, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.1882, 0.5255, 0.8078
RGB percentages18.8%, 52.5%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(207.3, 62.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.3, 76.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK76.7%, 35%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,180,238
CSS custom property--colour: #3086CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#CF7931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6589D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E7BCDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 12.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 25Light skyblue · ΔE 31.7Light slate grey · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE7830
Analogous#30CEC7, #3037CE
Triadic#CE3086, #86CE30
Split complementary#CE3037, #CEC730
Tetradic#C730CE, #CE7830, #37CE30

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E6F5
Lighter +30%#ABCEEC
Lighter +20%#82B6E2
Lighter +10%#599ED8
Darker −10%#266BA5
Darker −20%#1D507B
Darker −30%#133552
Darker −40%#091A29
More saturated +25%#1089EE
Less saturated −25%#5083AE

Channel breakdown

R48
G134
B206
Red48 (18.8%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue207.34°
Saturation (HSL)62.2%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 30 · G 86 · B CE

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