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Recognised as Colour

#3C8AEC

  • #3C8AEC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3C8AEC is a blue with RGB values 60, 138, 236 and HSL 213°, 82%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3C8AEC#3C8AEC
HEX#3C8AEC
RGBrgb(60, 138, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5412, 0.9255
RGB percentages23.5%, 54.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(213.4, 82.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.4, 74.6%, 92.5%)
CMYK74.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,967,724
CSS custom property--colour: #3C8AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25194WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.04:1
Contrast with white3.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#C37513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A92F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#3B82EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A1AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.48:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.4Royal blue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 27.9Medium purple · ΔE 28.4Slate blue · ΔE 29.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EC9E3C
Analogous#3CE2EC, #463CEC
Triadic#EC3C8A, #8AEC3C
Split complementary#EC463C, #E2EC3C
Tetradic#EC3CE2, #EC9E3C, #3CEC46

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FAFE
Lighter +30%#C7DEFA
Lighter +20%#99C2F5
Lighter +10%#6AA6F1
Darker −10%#166FDF
Darker −20%#1158B1
Darker −30%#0D4182
Darker −40%#082A54
More saturated +25%#2988FF
Less saturated −25%#578DD1

Channel breakdown

R60
G138
B236
Red60 (23.5%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue213.41°
Saturation (HSL)82.24%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 8A · B EC

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