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Recognised as Colour

#3E6FC0

  • #3E6FC0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3E6FC0 is a blue with RGB values 62, 111, 192 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

#3E6FC0#3E6FC0
HEX#3E6FC0
RGBrgb(62, 111, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4353, 0.7529
RGB percentages24.3%, 43.5%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(217.4, 51.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 67.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK67.7%, 42.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,091,840
CSS custom property--colour: #3E6FC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 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 black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6A6A6A
Inverted#C1903F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4976C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#346ABEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00828Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48 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 text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.1Steel blue · ΔE 21.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 23.4Royal blue · ΔE 24.1Medium purple · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C08F3E
Analogous#3EB0C0, #4E3EC0
Triadic#C03E6F, #6FC03E
Split complementary#C04E3E, #B0C03E
Tetradic#C03EB0, #C08F3E, #3EC04E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E2F2
Lighter +30%#B1C5E6
Lighter +20%#8BA8D9
Lighter +10%#648CCD
Darker −10%#325999
Darker −20%#254273
Darker −30%#192C4C
Darker −40%#0C1626
More saturated +25%#1E67E0
Less saturated −25%#5E77A0

Channel breakdown

R62
G111
B192
Red62 (24.3%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue217.38°
Saturation (HSL)51.18%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 6F · B C0

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