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Colour

#3C8FFF

  • #3C8FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3C8FFF is a blue with RGB values 60, 143, 255 and HSL 214°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3C8FFF#3C8FFF
HEX#3C8FFF
RGBrgb(60, 143, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.5608, 1
RGB percentages23.5%, 56.1%, 100%
HSLhsl(214.5, 100%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.5, 76.5%, 100%)
CMYK76.5%, 43.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,969,023
CSS custom property--colour: #3C8FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#C37000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5599FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#2C88FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00AABBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.2Royal blue · ΔE 18Medium purple · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.11, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFAC3C
Analogous#3CF1FF, #4A3CFF
Triadic#FF3C8F, #8FFF3C
Split complementary#FF4A3C, #F1FF3C
Tetradic#FF3CF1, #FFAC3C, #3CFF4A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5E7FF
Lighter +20%#A2CAFF
Lighter +10%#6FACFF
Darker −10%#0972FF
Darker −20%#005BD5
Darker −30%#0045A2
Darker −40%#002F6F
More saturated +25%#3C8FFF
Less saturated −25%#5493E7

Channel breakdown

R60
G143
B255
Red60 (23.5%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue214.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 8F · B FF

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