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Colour

#3182EA

  • #3182EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3182EA is a blue with RGB values 49, 130, 234 and HSL 214°, 81%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3182EA#3182EA
HEX#3182EA
RGBrgb(49, 130, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.5098, 0.9176
RGB percentages19.2%, 51%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(213.7, 81.5%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 79.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK79.1%, 44.4%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,244,778
CSS custom property--colour: #3182EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#CE7D15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4B8CEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#227BE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009BAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 16.8Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EA9931
Analogous#31DEEA, #3D31EA
Triadic#EA3182, #82EA31
Split complementary#EA3D31, #DEEA31
Tetradic#EA31DE, #EA9931, #31EA3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF2FD
Lighter +30%#BCD6F8
Lighter +20%#8EBAF3
Lighter +10%#5F9EEF
Darker −10%#1568D3
Darker −20%#1151A4
Darker −30%#0C3A76
Darker −40%#072348
More saturated +25%#1C7FFF
Less saturated −25%#4D86CE

Channel breakdown

R49
G130
B234
Red49 (19.2%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue213.73°
Saturation (HSL)81.5%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 82 · B EA

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