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Recognised as Colour

#3996FE

  • #3996FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3996FE is a blue with RGB values 57, 150, 254 and HSL 212°, 99%, 61%. 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

#3996FE#3996FE
HEX#3996FE
RGBrgb(57, 150, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.5882, 0.9961
RGB percentages22.4%, 58.8%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(211.7, 99%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211.7, 77.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK77.6%, 40.9%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,774,206
CSS custom property--colour: #3996FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29838WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.97:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.97:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#C66901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#639EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#408CFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBEno 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 text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.5Medium purple · ΔE 30.8Steel blue · ΔE 31.2Slate blue · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.88, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEA139
Analogous#39F9FE, #3E39FE
Triadic#FE3996, #96FE39
Split complementary#FE3E39, #F9FE39
Tetradic#FE39F9, #FEA139, #39FE3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1E7FF
Lighter +20%#9ECCFF
Lighter +10%#6CB1FE
Darker −10%#067BFE
Darker −20%#0163D0
Darker −30%#014B9D
Darker −40%#01336A
More saturated +25%#3896FF
Less saturated −25%#5297E5

Channel breakdown

R57
G150
B254
Red57 (22.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue211.68°
Saturation (HSL)98.99%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 96 · B FE

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