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Colour

#3876CF

  • #3876CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3876CF is a blue with RGB values 56, 118, 207 and HSL 215°, 61%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3876CF#3876CF
HEX#3876CF
RGBrgb(56, 118, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4627, 0.8118
RGB percentages22%, 46.3%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(215.4, 61.1%, 51.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 72.9%, 81.2%)
CMYK72.9%, 43%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,700,431
CSS custom property--colour: #3876CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.66:1
Contrast with white4.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#C78930

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A7ED2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#2F70CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008B98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15Royal blue · ΔE 20.9Steel blue · ΔE 24.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.5Slate blue · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF9138
Analogous#38C2CF, #4638CF
Triadic#CF3876, #76CF38
Split complementary#CF4638, #C1CF38
Tetradic#CF38C2, #CF9138, #38CF46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE7F7
Lighter +30%#B3CBED
Lighter +20%#8AAFE3
Lighter +10%#6192D9
Darker −10%#295EAB
Darker −20%#1F4882
Darker −30%#153159
Darker −40%#0B1A30
More saturated +25%#1970EE
Less saturated −25%#577CB0

Channel breakdown

R56
G118
B207
Red56 (22%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue215.36°
Saturation (HSL)61.13%
Lightness51.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 76 · B CF

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