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Recognised as Colour

#39A1EC

  • #39A1EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#39A1EC is a blue with RGB values 57, 161, 236 and HSL 205°, 82%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#39A1EC#39A1EC
HEX#39A1EC
RGBrgb(57, 161, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.6314, 0.9255
RGB percentages22.4%, 63.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(205.1, 82.5%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.1, 75.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK75.8%, 31.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,777,004
CSS custom property--colour: #39A1EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.48:1
Contrast with white2.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#C65E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7EA3EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#6593EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3BCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.1Steel blue · ΔE 17.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.1Light skyblue · ΔE 24.6Sky blue · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC8439
Analogous#39ECDD, #3948EC
Triadic#EC39A1, #A1EC39
Split complementary#EC3948, #ECDD39
Tetradic#DD39EC, #EC8439, #48EC39

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F9FE
Lighter +30%#C5E3F9
Lighter +20%#96CDF5
Lighter +10%#68B7F0
Darker −10%#1589DD
Darker −20%#116CAE
Darker −30%#0C4F80
Darker −40%#083251
More saturated +25%#26A4FF
Less saturated −25%#549DD1

Channel breakdown

R57
G161
B236
Red57 (22.4%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue205.14°
Saturation (HSL)82.49%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G A1 · B EC

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