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Colour

#3992FF

  • #3992FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3992FF is a blue with RGB values 57, 146, 255 and HSL 213°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3992FF#3992FF
HEX#3992FF
RGBrgb(57, 146, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.5725, 1
RGB percentages22.4%, 57.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(213, 100%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213, 77.6%, 100%)
CMYK77.6%, 42.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,773,183
CSS custom property--colour: #3992FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28648WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness144.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#C66D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B9BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#348AFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00ACBCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.5Royal blue · ΔE 20.2Medium purple · ΔE 28.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.27, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFA639
Analogous#39F5FF, #4339FF
Triadic#FF3992, #92FF39
Split complementary#FF4339, #F5FF39
Tetradic#FF39F5, #FFA639, #39FF43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D2E6FF
Lighter +20%#9FCAFF
Lighter +10%#6CAEFF
Darker −10%#0676FF
Darker −20%#005ED2
Darker −30%#00479F
Darker −40%#00316C
More saturated +25%#3992FF
Less saturated −25%#5295E6

Channel breakdown

R57
G146
B255
Red57 (22.4%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue213.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 92 · B FF

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