Colour

#3C8AF5

#3C8AF5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3C8AF5 is a blue with RGB values 60, 138, 245 and HSL 215°, 90%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C8AF5

RGBrgb(60, 138, 245)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5412, 0.9608

RGB percentages23.5%, 54.1%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(214.7, 90.2%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 75.5%, 96.1%)

CMYK75.5%, 43.7%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,967,733

CSS custom property--colour: #3C8AF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness138.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.15:1

Contrast with white3.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.15:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#C3750A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5394F9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#2E83F3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00A3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.42:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3 Royal blue · ΔE 17.7 Medium purple · ΔE 26.6 Slate blue · ΔE 26.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.17, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#F5A73C

Analogous#3CE6F5, #4A3CF5

Triadic#F53C8A, #8AF53C

Split complementary#F54B3C, #E7F53C

Tetradic#F53CE7, #F5A73C, #3CF54B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#CEE1FC

Lighter +20%#9DC4FA

Lighter +10%#6DA7F7

Darker −10%#0C6DF2

Darker −20%#0A57C1

Darker −30%#074191

Darker −40%#052B60

More saturated +25%#3288FF

Less saturated −25%#568EDB

Channel breakdown

R60

G138

B245

Red60 (23.5%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue214.7°

Saturation (HSL)90.24%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 8A · B F5

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