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Colour

#3886EF

  • #3886EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3886EF is a blue with RGB values 56, 134, 239 and HSL 214°, 85%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3886EF#3886EF
HEX#3886EF
RGBrgb(56, 134, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.5255, 0.9373
RGB percentages22%, 52.5%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(214.4, 85.1%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.4, 76.6%, 93.7%)
CMYK76.6%, 43.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,704,559
CSS custom property--colour: #3886EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#C77910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5090F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A7FEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009FAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.3Slate blue · ΔE 26.3Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.42, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFA138
Analogous#38E2EF, #4538EF
Triadic#EF3886, #86EF38
Split complementary#EF4538, #E2EF38
Tetradic#EF38E2, #EFA138, #38EF45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F5F9FE
Lighter +30%#C6DCFA
Lighter +20%#96BFF7
Lighter +10%#67A3F3
Darker −10%#126BE2
Darker −20%#0E54B3
Darker −30%#0B3E83
Darker −40%#072854
More saturated +25%#2884FF
Less saturated −25%#538AD4

Channel breakdown

R56
G134
B239
Red56 (22%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue214.43°
Saturation (HSL)85.12%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 86 · B EF

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