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Colour

#3BA4FF

  • #3BA4FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3BA4FF is a blue with RGB values 59, 164, 255 and HSL 208°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3BA4FF#3BA4FF
HEX#3BA4FF
RGBrgb(59, 164, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.6431, 1
RGB percentages23.1%, 64.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(207.9, 100%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 76.9%, 100%)
CMYK76.9%, 35.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,908,863
CSS custom property--colour: #3BA4FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#C45B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#79A9FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5C97FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.5Light skyblue · ΔE 31Royal blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF963B
Analogous#3BFFF8, #3B42FF
Triadic#FF3BA4, #A4FF3B
Split complementary#FF3B42, #FFF83B
Tetradic#F83BFF, #FF963B, #42FF3B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4EBFF
Lighter +20%#A1D3FF
Lighter +10%#6EBCFF
Darker −10%#088CFF
Darker −20%#0072D4
Darker −30%#0056A1
Darker −40%#003B6E
More saturated +25%#3BA4FF
Less saturated −25%#54A2E7

Channel breakdown

R59
G164
B255
Red59 (23.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue207.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G A4 · B FF

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