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Recognised as Colour

#3889ED

  • #3889ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3889ED is a blue with RGB values 56, 137, 237 and HSL 213°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3889ED#3889ED
HEX#3889ED
RGBrgb(56, 137, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.5373, 0.9294
RGB percentages22%, 53.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(213.1, 83.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 76.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK76.4%, 42.2%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,705,325
CSS custom property--colour: #3889ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24846WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.97:1
Contrast with white3.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#C77612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5791F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3681EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.52:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.5Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.8Steel blue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.51, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ED9C38
Analogous#38E4ED, #4138ED
Triadic#ED3889, #89ED38
Split complementary#ED4138, #E3ED38
Tetradic#ED38E4, #ED9C38, #38ED41

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F8FE
Lighter +30%#C4DCFA
Lighter +20%#96C0F5
Lighter +10%#67A5F1
Darker −10%#146EDE
Darker −20%#1057AF
Darker −30%#0C4080
Darker −40%#072952
More saturated +25%#2687FF
Less saturated −25%#538CD2

Channel breakdown

R56
G137
B237
Red56 (22%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue213.15°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 89 · B ED

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