Recognised as Colour

#3890FB

#3890FB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3890FB is a blue with RGB values 56, 144, 251 and HSL 213°, 96%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3890FB#3890FB

HEX#3890FB

RGBrgb(56, 144, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.5647, 0.9843

RGB percentages22%, 56.5%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(212.9, 96.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212.9, 77.7%, 98.4%)

CMYK77.7%, 42.6%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,707,131

CSS custom property--colour: #3890FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#C76F04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A99FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3488F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.7 Royal blue · ΔE 20.2 Medium purple · ΔE 28.7 Slate blue · ΔE 29.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.75, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBA338

Analogous#38F2FB, #4138FB

Triadic#FB3890, #90FB38

Split complementary#FB4138, #F2FB38

Tetradic#FB38F2, #FBA338, #38FB41

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CEE4FE

Lighter +20%#9CC8FD

Lighter +10%#6AACFC

Darker −10%#0674FA

Darker −20%#045DC9

Darker −30%#034697

Darker −40%#022F65

More saturated +25%#3490FF

Less saturated −25%#5192E2

Channel breakdown

R56

G144

B251

Red56 (22%)

Green144 (56.5%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue212.92°

Saturation (HSL)96.06%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 90 · B FB

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