Colour

#3E6ED0

#3E6ED0
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3E6ED0 is a blue with RGB values 62, 110, 208 and HSL 220°, 61%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E6ED0

RGBrgb(62, 110, 208)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4314, 0.8157

RGB percentages24.3%, 43.1%, 81.6%

HSLhsl(220.3, 60.8%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.3, 70.2%, 81.6%)

CMYK70.2%, 47.1%, 0%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,091,600

CSS custom property--colour: #3E6ED0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1673WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness114.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.83:1

Contrast with white4.83:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#C1912F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A79D4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#166BCEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#008595no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.35:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 13.8 Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.9 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Medium purple · ΔE 22.1 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.7

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 13.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0A03E

Analogous#3EB7D0, #573ED0

Triadic#D03E6E, #6ED03E

Split complementary#D0573E, #B7D03E

Tetradic#D03EB7, #D0A03E, #3ED057

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2E9F8

Lighter +30%#B9CAEE

Lighter +20%#90ACE4

Lighter +10%#678DDA

Darker −10%#2B57B0

Darker −20%#214387

Darker −30%#172E5E

Darker −40%#0D1A35

More saturated +25%#2064EE

Less saturated −25%#5C78B2

Channel breakdown

R62

G110

B208

Red62 (24.3%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue208 (81.6%)

Hue220.27°

Saturation (HSL)60.83%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 6E · B D0

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