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Recognised as Colour

#3B7EDD

  • #3B7EDD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3B7EDD is a blue with RGB values 59, 126, 221 and HSL 215°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3B7EDD#3B7EDD
HEX#3B7EDD
RGBrgb(59, 126, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.4941, 0.8667
RGB percentages23.1%, 49.4%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(215.2, 70.4%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.2, 73.3%, 86.7%)
CMYK73.3%, 43%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,899,101
CSS custom property--colour: #3B7EDD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21072WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.21:1
Contrast with white4.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.21:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#C48122

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F87E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3178DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.03:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 19.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.5Steel blue · ΔE 27
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD9A3B
Analogous#3BCFDD, #493BDD
Triadic#DD3B7E, #7EDD3B
Split complementary#DD493B, #CFDD3B
Tetradic#DD3BCF, #DD9A3B, #3BDD49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F0FB
Lighter +30%#BDD4F4
Lighter +20%#92B7EC
Lighter +10%#669BE5
Darker −10%#2265C3
Darker −20%#1A4E98
Darker −30%#13386C
Darker −40%#0B2141
More saturated +25%#1E79FA
Less saturated −25%#5883C0

Channel breakdown

R59
G126
B221
Red59 (23.1%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue215.19°
Saturation (HSL)70.43%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 7E · B DD

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