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Colour

#3C7CE0

  • #3C7CE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3C7CE0 is a blue with RGB values 60, 124, 224 and HSL 217°, 73%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3C7CE0#3C7CE0
HEX#3C7CE0
RGBrgb(60, 124, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.4863, 0.8784
RGB percentages23.5%, 48.6%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(216.6, 72.6%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 73.2%, 87.8%)
CMYK73.2%, 44.6%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,964,128
CSS custom property--colour: #3C7CE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20758WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.15:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.15:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#C3831F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4986E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#2777DEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.6Royal blue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.9Medium purple · ΔE 24.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.93, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0A03C
Analogous#3CCEE0, #4E3CE0
Triadic#E03C7C, #7CE03C
Split complementary#E04E3C, #CEE03C
Tetradic#E03CCE, #E0A03C, #3CE04E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECF2FC
Lighter +30%#C0D5F5
Lighter +20%#94B7EE
Lighter +10%#689AE7
Darker −10%#2062C9
Darker −20%#194D9D
Darker −30%#123771
Darker −40%#0B2245
More saturated +25%#2076FC
Less saturated −25%#5882C4

Channel breakdown

R60
G124
B224
Red60 (23.5%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue216.59°
Saturation (HSL)72.57%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 7C · B E0

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