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Colour

#3C85EF

  • #3C85EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3C85EF is a blue with RGB values 60, 133, 239 and HSL 216°, 85%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3C85EF#3C85EF
HEX#3C85EF
RGBrgb(60, 133, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5216, 0.9373
RGB percentages23.5%, 52.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(215.5, 84.8%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.5, 74.9%, 93.7%)
CMYK74.9%, 44.4%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,966,447
CSS custom property--colour: #3C85EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23968WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.79:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.79:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#C37A10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E8FF3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#287FEDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#009EAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.7Royal blue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 25.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFA63C
Analogous#3CDEEF, #4D3CEF
Triadic#EF3C85, #85EF3C
Split complementary#EF4D3C, #DEEF3C
Tetradic#EF3CDF, #EFA63C, #3CEF4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFE
Lighter +30%#C9DDFB
Lighter +20%#9AC0F7
Lighter +10%#6BA2F3
Darker −10%#1369E5
Darker −20%#0F53B6
Darker −30%#0B3E87
Darker −40%#072858
More saturated +25%#2C82FF
Less saturated −25%#568AD5

Channel breakdown

R60
G133
B239
Red60 (23.5%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue215.53°
Saturation (HSL)84.83%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 85 · B EF

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