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Recognised as Colour

#3A83EC

  • #3A83EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3A83EC is a blue with RGB values 58, 131, 236 and HSL 215°, 82%, 58%. 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

#3A83EC#3A83EC
HEX#3A83EC
RGBrgb(58, 131, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.5137, 0.9255
RGB percentages22.7%, 51.4%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(215.4, 82.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 75.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK75.4%, 44.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,834,860
CSS custom property--colour: #3A83EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23188WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#C57C13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D8DF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#267DEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009CACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 25Medium purple · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.53, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA33A
Analogous#3ADCEC, #4A3AEC
Triadic#EC3A83, #83EC3A
Split complementary#EC4A3A, #DCEC3A
Tetradic#EC3ADC, #ECA33A, #3AEC4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F8FE
Lighter +30%#C6DBF9
Lighter +20%#97BEF5
Lighter +10%#69A0F0
Darker −10%#1567DE
Darker −20%#1152AF
Darker −30%#0C3C81
Darker −40%#082652
More saturated +25%#2780FF
Less saturated −25%#5588D1

Channel breakdown

R58
G131
B236
Red58 (22.7%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue215.39°
Saturation (HSL)82.41%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 83 · B EC

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