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Recognised as Colour

#3897FA

  • #3897FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3897FA is a blue with RGB values 56, 151, 250 and HSL 211°, 95%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3897FA#3897FA
HEX#3897FA
RGBrgb(56, 151, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.5922, 0.9804
RGB percentages22%, 59.2%, 98%
HSLhsl(210.6, 95.1%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.6, 77.6%, 98%)
CMYK77.6%, 39.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,708,922
CSS custom property--colour: #3897FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#C76805

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#679EFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#478DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.8Steel blue · ΔE 28.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 29.9Medium purple · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FA9B38
Analogous#38F8FA, #3A38FA
Triadic#FA3897, #97FA38
Split complementary#FA3A38, #F8FA38
Tetradic#FA38F8, #FA9B38, #38FA3A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CDE5FE
Lighter +20%#9CCBFC
Lighter +10%#6AB1FB
Darker −10%#067DF9
Darker −20%#0564C7
Darker −30%#044B95
Darker −40%#033264
More saturated +25%#3397FF
Less saturated −25%#5298E1

Channel breakdown

R56
G151
B250
Red56 (22%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue210.62°
Saturation (HSL)95.1%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 97 · B FA

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