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Recognised as Colour

#3876FB

  • #3876FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3876FB is a blue with RGB values 56, 118, 251 and HSL 221°, 96%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3876FB#3876FB
HEX#3876FB
RGBrgb(56, 118, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4627, 0.9843
RGB percentages22%, 46.3%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(220.9, 96.1%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 77.7%, 98.4%)
CMYK77.7%, 53%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,700,475
CSS custom property--colour: #3876FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#C78904

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0097ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 16Slate blue · ΔE 18.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 24.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.27, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBBD38
Analogous#38D8FB, #5B38FB
Triadic#FB3876, #76FB38
Split complementary#FB5B38, #D8FB38
Tetradic#FB38D8, #FBBD38, #38FB5B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CEDDFE
Lighter +20%#9CBBFD
Lighter +10%#6A98FC
Darker −10%#0654FA
Darker −20%#0443C9
Darker −30%#033297
Darker −40%#022165
More saturated +25%#3475FF
Less saturated −25%#517FE2

Channel breakdown

R56
G118
B251
Red56 (22%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue220.92°
Saturation (HSL)96.06%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 76 · B FB

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