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Recognised as Colour

#3B77EE

  • #3B77EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3B77EE is a blue with RGB values 59, 119, 238 and HSL 220°, 84%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3B77EE#3B77EE
HEX#3B77EE
RGBrgb(59, 119, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4667, 0.9333
RGB percentages23.1%, 46.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(219.9, 84%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 75.2%, 93.3%)
CMYK75.2%, 50%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,897,326
CSS custom property--colour: #3B77EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20297WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#C48811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C85F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.7Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 22Cornflower blue · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEB23B
Analogous#3BD1EE, #593BEE
Triadic#EE3B77, #77EE3B
Split complementary#EE593B, #D0EE3B
Tetradic#EE3BD0, #EEB23B, #3BEE59

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F9FE
Lighter +30%#C8D9FA
Lighter +20%#99B8F6
Lighter +10%#6A98F2
Darker −10%#1459E2
Darker −20%#1046B3
Darker −30%#0B3485
Darker −40%#072256
More saturated +25%#2A71FF
Less saturated −25%#5680D3

Channel breakdown

R59
G119
B238
Red59 (23.1%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue219.89°
Saturation (HSL)84.04%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 77 · B EE

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