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Colour

#3198FF

  • #3198FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3198FF is a blue with RGB values 49, 152, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3198FF#3198FF
HEX#3198FF
RGBrgb(49, 152, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.5961, 1
RGB percentages19.2%, 59.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(210, 100%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210, 80.8%, 100%)
CMYK80.8%, 40.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,250,431
CSS custom property--colour: #3198FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.07:1
Contrast with white2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#CE6700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#65A0FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#418DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 25Steel blue · ΔE 30.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.3Medium purple · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9831
Analogous#31FFFF, #3131FF
Triadic#FF3198, #98FF31
Split complementary#FF3131, #FFFF31
Tetradic#FF31FF, #FF9831, #31FF31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#CAE5FF
Lighter +20%#97CBFF
Lighter +10%#64B2FF
Darker −10%#007FFD
Darker −20%#0065CA
Darker −30%#004C97
Darker −40%#003264
More saturated +25%#3198FF
Less saturated −25%#4B98E5

Channel breakdown

R49
G152
B255
Red49 (19.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 98 · B FF

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