Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#3E6DCA

  • #3E6DCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3E6DCA is a blue with RGB values 62, 109, 202 and HSL 220°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3E6DCA#3E6DCA
HEX#3E6DCA
RGBrgb(62, 109, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4275, 0.7922
RGB percentages24.3%, 42.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(219.9, 56.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.9, 69.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK69.3%, 46%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,091,338
CSS custom property--colour: #3E6DCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#C19235

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3D77CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#206AC8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008392no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 22.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA9B3E
Analogous#3EB3CA, #553ECA
Triadic#CA3E6D, #6DCA3E
Split complementary#CA553E, #B3CA3E
Tetradic#CA3EB3, #CA9B3E, #3ECA55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEE6F6
Lighter +30%#B6C8EB
Lighter +20%#8EAAE0
Lighter +10%#668BD5
Darker −10%#2E57A7
Darker −20%#23427F
Darker −30%#182D57
Darker −40%#0D182F
More saturated +25%#1F63E9
Less saturated −25%#5D77AB

Channel breakdown

R62
G109
B202
Red62 (24.3%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue219.86°
Saturation (HSL)56.91%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 6D · B CA

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “3e6dca” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.