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Recognised as Colour

#3864EE

  • #3864EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3864EE is a blue with RGB values 56, 100, 238 and HSL 225°, 84%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3864EE#3864EE
HEX#3864EE
RGBrgb(56, 100, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3922, 0.9333
RGB percentages22%, 39.2%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(225.5, 84.3%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.5, 76.5%, 93.3%)
CMYK76.5%, 58%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,695,854
CSS custom property--colour: #3864EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16128WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.97:1
Contrast with white4.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#C79B11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0079F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00879Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.6Slate blue · ΔE 16.3Medium purple · ΔE 25.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEC238
Analogous#38BFEE, #6738EE
Triadic#EE3864, #64EE38
Split complementary#EE6738, #BFEE38
Tetradic#EE38BF, #EEC238, #38EE67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F6FE
Lighter +30%#C5D2FA
Lighter +20%#96ADF6
Lighter +10%#6789F2
Darker −10%#1345E0
Darker −20%#0F36B1
Darker −30%#0B2882
Darker −40%#071953
More saturated +25%#275BFF
Less saturated −25%#5372D3

Channel breakdown

R56
G100
B238
Red56 (22%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue225.49°
Saturation (HSL)84.26%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 64 · B EE

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