Recognised as Colour

#3C9FE5

#3C9FE5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3C9FE5 is a blue with RGB values 60, 159, 229 and HSL 205°, 76%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3C9FE5#3C9FE5

HEX#3C9FE5

RGBrgb(60, 159, 229)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.6235, 0.898

RGB percentages23.5%, 62.4%, 89.8%

HSLhsl(204.9, 76.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(204.9, 73.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK73.8%, 30.6%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,973,093

CSS custom property--colour: #3C9FE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.28:1

Contrast with white2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#C3601A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7FA1E8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#6791E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original

Tritanopia#00B0B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 40.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 15.4 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.2 Dodgerblue · ΔE 25.5 Sky blue · ΔE 29.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 15.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E5823C

Analogous#3CE5D7, #3C4AE5

Triadic#E53C9F, #9FE53C

Split complementary#E53C4A, #E5D63C

Tetradic#D73CE5, #E5823C, #4BE53C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F8FD

Lighter +30%#C3E1F7

Lighter +20%#96CBF1

Lighter +10%#69B5EB

Darker −10%#1C87D2

Darker −20%#166AA5

Darker −30%#104D78

Darker −40%#0A304B

More saturated +25%#22A3FF

Less saturated −25%#589AC9

Channel breakdown

R60

G159

B229

Red60 (23.5%)

Green159 (62.4%)

Blue229 (89.8%)

Hue204.85°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 9F · B E5

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