Colour

#3A8FFE

#3A8FFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3A8FFE is a blue with RGB values 58, 143, 254 and HSL 214°, 99%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3A8FFE

RGBrgb(58, 143, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.5608, 0.9961

RGB percentages22.7%, 56.1%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(214, 99%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214, 77.2%, 99.6%)

CMYK77.2%, 43.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,837,950

CSS custom property--colour: #3A8FFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.54:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#C57001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5699FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2D87FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#00A9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 2.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7 Royal blue · ΔE 18.4 Medium purple · ΔE 27.7 Slate blue · ΔE 28 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 2.65, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FEA93A

Analogous#3AF1FE, #473AFE

Triadic#FE3A8F, #8FFE3A

Split complementary#FE473A, #F1FE3A

Tetradic#FE3AF1, #FEA93A, #3AFE47

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D2E6FF

Lighter +20%#9FC9FF

Lighter +10%#6DACFE

Darker −10%#0772FE

Darker −20%#015BD1

Darker −30%#01459E

Darker −40%#012F6B

More saturated +25%#398FFF

Less saturated −25%#5392E5

Channel breakdown

R58

G143

B254

Red58 (22.7%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue213.98°

Saturation (HSL)98.99%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 8F · B FE

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