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Recognised as Colour

#3B90FA

  • #3B90FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3B90FA is a blue with RGB values 59, 144, 250 and HSL 213°, 95%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3B90FA#3B90FA
HEX#3B90FA
RGBrgb(59, 144, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.5647, 0.9804
RGB percentages23.1%, 56.5%, 98%
HSLhsl(213.3, 95%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.3, 76.4%, 98%)
CMYK76.4%, 42.4%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,903,738
CSS custom property--colour: #3B90FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27778WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#C46F05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5B99FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3788F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A9B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Medium purple · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 29.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.32, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA53B
Analogous#3BF0FA, #463BFA
Triadic#FA3B90, #90FA3B
Split complementary#FA463B, #F0FA3B
Tetradic#FA3BEF, #FAA53B, #3BFA46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0E4FE
Lighter +20%#9EC8FD
Lighter +10%#6DACFB
Darker −10%#0974F9
Darker −20%#055DCA
Darker −30%#044698
Darker −40%#032F66
More saturated +25%#368FFF
Less saturated −25%#5493E1

Channel breakdown

R59
G144
B250
Red59 (23.1%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue213.3°
Saturation (HSL)95.02%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 90 · B FA

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