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Recognised as Colour

#3D87EE

  • #3D87EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3D87EE is a blue with RGB values 61, 135, 238 and HSL 215°, 84%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3D87EE#3D87EE
HEX#3D87EE
RGBrgb(61, 135, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.5294, 0.9333
RGB percentages23.9%, 52.9%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(214.9, 83.9%, 58.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 74.4%, 93.3%)
CMYK74.4%, 43.3%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,032,494
CSS custom property--colour: #3D87EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24493WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.9:1
Contrast with white3.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#C27811

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5390F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#3180ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009FAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.56:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 6Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.9Royal blue · ΔE 18.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEA43D
Analogous#3DE0EE, #4B3DEE
Triadic#EE3D87, #87EE3D
Split complementary#EE4C3D, #E0EE3D
Tetradic#EE3DE0, #EEA43D, #3DEE4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FBFE
Lighter +30%#CADEFA
Lighter +20%#9BC1F6
Lighter +10%#6CA4F2
Darker −10%#146BE4
Darker −20%#1055B5
Darker −30%#0C3F86
Darker −40%#082957
More saturated +25%#2C84FF
Less saturated −25%#578BD4

Channel breakdown

R61
G135
B238
Red61 (23.9%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue214.92°
Saturation (HSL)83.89%
Lightness58.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 87 · B EE

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