Colour

#3C8BE5

#3C8BE5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3C8BE5 is a blue with RGB values 60, 139, 229 and HSL 212°, 76%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3C8BE5

RGBrgb(60, 139, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5451, 0.898

RGB percentages23.5%, 54.5%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(212, 76.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(212, 73.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK73.8%, 39.3%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,967,973

CSS custom property--colour: #3C8BE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25083WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness135.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.02:1

Contrast with white3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#C3741A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6092E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#4582E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00A0ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.7 Steel blue · ΔE 23.2 Royal blue · ΔE 25.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 30 Medium purple · ΔE 30.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5963C

Analogous#3CE0E5, #413CE5

Triadic#E53C8B, #8BE53C

Split complementary#E5413C, #E0E53C

Tetradic#E53CE0, #E5963C, #3CE541

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F6FD

Lighter +30%#C3DBF7

Lighter +20%#96C1F1

Lighter +10%#69A6EB

Darker −10%#1C71D2

Darker −20%#1659A5

Darker −30%#104178

Darker −40%#0A284B

More saturated +25%#2289FF

Less saturated −25%#588DC9

Channel breakdown

R60

G139

B229

Red60 (23.5%)

Green139 (54.5%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue211.95°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 8B · B E5

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Colour values

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