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Recognised as Colour

#3983EA

  • #3983EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3983EA is a blue with RGB values 57, 131, 234 and HSL 215°, 81%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3983EA#3983EA
HEX#3983EA
RGBrgb(57, 131, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.5137, 0.9176
RGB percentages22.4%, 51.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(214.9, 80.8%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 75.6%, 91.8%)
CMYK75.6%, 44%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,769,322
CSS custom property--colour: #3983EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#C67C15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E8DEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2A7CE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009BABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.9Royal blue · ΔE 17.1Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 25.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.84, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAA039
Analogous#39DCEA, #4739EA
Triadic#EA3983, #83EA39
Split complementary#EA4839, #DBEA39
Tetradic#EA39DC, #EAA039, #39EA48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F7FE
Lighter +30%#C3DAF9
Lighter +20%#95BDF4
Lighter +10%#67A0EF
Darker −10%#1768D9
Darker −20%#1252AB
Darker −30%#0D3C7D
Darker −40%#08264F
More saturated +25%#2480FF
Less saturated −25%#5487CF

Channel breakdown

R57
G131
B234
Red57 (22.4%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue214.92°
Saturation (HSL)80.82%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 83 · B EA

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