Recognised as Colour

#3878DA

#3878DA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3878DA is a blue with RGB values 56, 120, 218 and HSL 216°, 69%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3878DA

RGBrgb(56, 120, 218)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.4706, 0.8549

RGB percentages22%, 47.1%, 85.5%

HSLhsl(216.3, 68.6%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 74.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK74.3%, 45%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,700,954

CSS custom property--colour: #3878DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.87:1

Contrast with white4.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#717171

Inverted#C78725

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4582DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2273D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Tritanopia#008F9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.31:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.4 Royal blue · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 23.7 Medium purple · ΔE 24.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.5, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DA9A38

Analogous#38C9DA, #4938DA

Triadic#DA3878, #78DA38

Split complementary#DA4938, #C9DA38

Tetradic#DA38C9, #DA9A38, #38DA49

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4EDFA

Lighter +30%#B9D0F2

Lighter +20%#8EB2EA

Lighter +10%#6395E2

Darker −10%#235FBC

Darker −20%#1B4A91

Darker −30%#133466

Darker −40%#0B1E3B

More saturated +25%#1A72F8

Less saturated −25%#567EBC

Channel breakdown

R56

G120

B218

Red56 (22%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue218 (85.5%)

Hue216.3°

Saturation (HSL)68.64%

Lightness53.73%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 78 · B DA

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