Colour

#3E6FBF

#3E6FBF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3E6FBF is a blue with RGB values 62, 111, 191 and HSL 217°, 51%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E6FBF

RGBrgb(62, 111, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4353, 0.749

RGB percentages24.3%, 43.5%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(217.2, 51%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.2, 67.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK67.5%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,091,839

CSS custom property--colour: #3E6FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.96:1

Contrast with white4.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A

Inverted#C19040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4A76C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#356ABDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00818Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.23:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 15 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.5 Steel blue · ΔE 20.9 Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.5 Royal blue · ΔE 24.7 Medium purple · ΔE 28.3

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF8E3E

Analogous#3EB0BF, #4D3EBF

Triadic#BF3E6F, #6FBF3E

Split complementary#BF4D3E, #B0BF3E

Tetradic#BF3EB0, #BF8E3E, #3EBF4D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7E1F2

Lighter +30%#B0C5E6

Lighter +20%#8AA8D9

Lighter +10%#638BCD

Darker −10%#325998

Darker −20%#254272

Darker −30%#192C4B

Darker −40%#0C1525

More saturated +25%#1E67DF

Less saturated −25%#5E779F

Channel breakdown

R62

G111

B191

Red62 (24.3%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue217.21°

Saturation (HSL)50.99%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 6F · B BF

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Colour values

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