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Recognised as Colour

#3176EA

  • #3176EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3176EA is a blue with RGB values 49, 118, 234 and HSL 218°, 81%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3176EA#3176EA
HEX#3176EA
RGBrgb(49, 118, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.4627, 0.9176
RGB percentages19.2%, 46.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(217.6, 81.5%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.6, 79.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK79.1%, 49.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,241,706
CSS custom property--colour: #3176EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1955WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.91:1
Contrast with white4.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#CE8915

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2E83EEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0072E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0092A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.28:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 18.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Medium purple · ΔE 22.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAA531
Analogous#31D2EA, #4931EA
Triadic#EA3176, #76EA31
Split complementary#EA4831, #D3EA31
Tetradic#EA31D2, #EAA531, #31EA48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF1FD
Lighter +30%#BCD2F8
Lighter +20%#8EB4F3
Lighter +10%#5F95EF
Darker −10%#155CD3
Darker −20%#1148A4
Darker −30%#0C3476
Darker −40%#071F48
More saturated +25%#1C71FF
Less saturated −25%#4D7DCE

Channel breakdown

R49
G118
B234
Red49 (19.2%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue217.62°
Saturation (HSL)81.5%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 76 · B EA

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