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Colour

#3C8CFF

  • #3C8CFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3C8CFF is a blue with RGB values 60, 140, 255 and HSL 215°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3C8CFF#3C8CFF
HEX#3C8CFF
RGBrgb(60, 140, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.549, 1
RGB percentages23.5%, 54.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(215.4, 100%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.4, 76.5%, 100%)
CMYK76.5%, 45.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,968,255
CSS custom property--colour: #3C8CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.39:1
Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#C37300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4F97FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8 from the original
Deuteranopia#2085FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.9Royal blue · ΔE 16Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.92, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAF3C
Analogous#3CEEFF, #4D3CFF
Triadic#FF3C8C, #8CFF3C
Split complementary#FF4D3C, #EEFF3C
Tetradic#FF3CEE, #FFAF3C, #3CFF4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5E6FF
Lighter +20%#A2C8FF
Lighter +10%#6FAAFF
Darker −10%#096EFF
Darker −20%#0057D5
Darker −30%#0042A2
Darker −40%#002E6F
More saturated +25%#3C8CFF
Less saturated −25%#5490E7

Channel breakdown

R60
G140
B255
Red60 (23.5%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue215.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 8C · B FF

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