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Recognised as Colour

#3189FE

  • #3189FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3189FE is a blue with RGB values 49, 137, 254 and HSL 214°, 99%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3189FE#3189FE
HEX#3189FE
RGBrgb(49, 137, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.5373, 0.9961
RGB percentages19.2%, 53.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(214.2, 99%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.2, 80.7%, 99.6%)
CMYK80.7%, 46.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,246,590
CSS custom property--colour: #3189FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.14:1
Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#CE7601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4895FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0282FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A5B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.9Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEA631
Analogous#31F0FE, #4031FE
Triadic#FE3189, #89FE31
Split complementary#FE4031, #F0FE31
Tetradic#FE31EF, #FEA631, #31FE40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#C9E0FF
Lighter +20%#97C3FE
Lighter +10%#64A6FE
Darker −10%#016CFB
Darker −20%#0156C8
Darker −30%#014095
Darker −40%#002B63
More saturated +25%#3089FF
Less saturated −25%#4B8DE4

Channel breakdown

R49
G137
B254
Red49 (19.2%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue214.24°
Saturation (HSL)99.03%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 89 · B FE

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