Recognised as Colour

#3789F4

#3789F4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3789F4 is a blue with RGB values 55, 137, 244 and HSL 214°, 90%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3789F4

RGBrgb(55, 137, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.5373, 0.9569

RGB percentages21.6%, 53.7%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(214, 89.6%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214, 77.5%, 95.7%)

CMYK77.5%, 43.9%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,639,796

CSS custom property--colour: #3789F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25235WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness136.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#C8760B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5293F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#2A82F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A2B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6 Royal blue · ΔE 17.7 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9 Medium purple · ΔE 27 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.06, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F4A237

Analogous#37E8F4, #4437F4

Triadic#F43789, #89F437

Split complementary#F44437, #E8F437

Tetradic#F437E7, #F4A237, #37F443

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8FBFF

Lighter +30%#C8DFFC

Lighter +20%#98C2F9

Lighter +10%#67A6F7

Darker −10%#0D6DEB

Darker −20%#0A57BB

Darker −30%#08408A

Darker −40%#052A5A

More saturated +25%#2C88FF

Less saturated −25%#518CDA

Channel breakdown

R55

G137

B244

Red55 (21.6%)

Green137 (53.7%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue213.97°

Saturation (HSL)89.57%

Lightness58.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 89 · B F4

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