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Recognised as Colour

#3985FF

  • #3985FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3985FF is a blue with RGB values 57, 133, 255 and HSL 217°, 100%, 61%. 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

#3985FF#3985FF
HEX#3985FF
RGBrgb(57, 133, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.5216, 1
RGB percentages22.4%, 52.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(217, 100%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217, 77.6%, 100%)
CMYK77.6%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,769,855
CSS custom property--colour: #3985FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24865WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 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#7E7E7E
Inverted#C67A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E92FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0080FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.3 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 9.9Royal blue · ΔE 12Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.9Slate blue · ΔE 22.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Medium purple · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB339
Analogous#39E8FF, #5039FF
Triadic#FF3985, #85FF39
Split complementary#FF5039, #E8FF39
Tetradic#FF39E8, #FFB339, #39FF50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2E3FF
Lighter +20%#9FC4FF
Lighter +10%#6CA4FF
Darker −10%#0666FF
Darker −20%#0051D2
Darker −30%#003D9F
Darker −40%#00296C
More saturated +25%#3985FF
Less saturated −25%#528BE6

Channel breakdown

R57
G133
B255
Red57 (22.4%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue216.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 85 · B FF

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