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Recognised as Colour

#37A9FF

  • #37A9FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#37A9FF is a blue with RGB values 55, 169, 255 and HSL 206°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#37A9FF#37A9FF
HEX#37A9FF
RGBrgb(55, 169, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.6627, 1
RGB percentages21.6%, 66.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(205.8, 100%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.8, 78.4%, 100%)
CMYK78.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,647,999
CSS custom property--colour: #37A9FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.28:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#C85600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ADFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#649AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Light skyblue · ΔE 27.6Sky blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF8D37
Analogous#37FFF1, #3745FF
Triadic#FF37A9, #A9FF37
Split complementary#FF3745, #FFF137
Tetradic#F137FF, #FF8D37, #45FF37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0EBFF
Lighter +20%#9DD5FF
Lighter +10%#6ABFFF
Darker −10%#0493FF
Darker −20%#0077D0
Darker −30%#00599D
Darker −40%#003C6A
More saturated +25%#37A9FF
Less saturated −25%#50A6E6

Channel breakdown

R55
G169
B255
Red55 (21.6%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue205.8°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G A9 · B FF

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