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Recognised as Colour

#3C8FF9

  • #3C8FF9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3C8FF9 is a blue with RGB values 60, 143, 249 and HSL 214°, 94%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3C8FF9#3C8FF9
HEX#3C8FF9
RGBrgb(60, 143, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5608, 0.9765
RGB percentages23.5%, 56.1%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(213.7, 94%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 75.9%, 97.6%)
CMYK75.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,969,017
CSS custom property--colour: #3C8FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness141.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.49:1
Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#C37006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5A98FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3687F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00A8B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 11.2Royal blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.45, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9A63C
Analogous#3CEEF9, #473CF9
Triadic#F93C8F, #8FF93C
Split complementary#F9473C, #EEF93C
Tetradic#F93CEE, #F9A63C, #3CF947

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0E4FE
Lighter +20%#9FC8FC
Lighter +10%#6DABFB
Darker −10%#0B73F7
Darker −20%#065CC9
Darker −30%#054597
Darker −40%#032E66
More saturated +25%#368EFF
Less saturated −25%#5592E0

Channel breakdown

R60
G143
B249
Red60 (23.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue213.65°
Saturation (HSL)94.03%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 8F · B F9

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