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Recognised as Colour

#3D86DE

  • #3D86DE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3D86DE is a blue with RGB values 61, 134, 222 and HSL 213°, 71%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3D86DE#3D86DE
HEX#3D86DE
RGBrgb(61, 134, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.5255, 0.8706
RGB percentages23.9%, 52.5%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(212.8, 70.9%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(212.8, 72.5%, 87.1%)
CMYK72.5%, 39.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,032,222
CSS custom property--colour: #3D86DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23316WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D
Inverted#C27921

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5D8DE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#437EDCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#009BA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 13Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Royal blue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 30.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DE953D
Analogous#3DD7DE, #453DDE
Triadic#DE3D86, #86DE3D
Split complementary#DE443D, #D7DE3D
Tetradic#DE3DD6, #DE953D, #3DDE44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF3FC
Lighter +30%#C0D8F4
Lighter +20%#94BCED
Lighter +10%#69A1E5
Darker −10%#226CC6
Darker −20%#1A559B
Darker −30%#133D6F
Darker −40%#0B2544
More saturated +25%#2183FA
Less saturated −25%#5989C2

Channel breakdown

R61
G134
B222
Red61 (23.9%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue212.8°
Saturation (HSL)70.93%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 86 · B DE

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