Colour

#3E70BF

#3E70BF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3E70BF is a blue with RGB values 62, 112, 191 and HSL 217°, 51%, 50%. 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

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HEX#3E70BF

RGBrgb(62, 112, 191)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4392, 0.749

RGB percentages24.3%, 43.9%, 74.9%

HSLhsl(216.7, 51%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 67.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK67.5%, 41.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,092,095

CSS custom property--colour: #3E70BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16374WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#C18F40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4B77C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#376BBDno 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 46.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.7 Steel blue · ΔE 20.1 Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.7 Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.1 Royal blue · ΔE 25.4 Medium purple · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.75, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BF8D3E

Analogous#3EB0BF, #4D3EBF

Triadic#BF3E70, #70BF3E

Split complementary#BF4D3E, #B1BF3E

Tetradic#BF3EB0, #BF8D3E, #3EBF4D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7E1F2

Lighter +30%#B0C5E6

Lighter +20%#8AA9D9

Lighter +10%#638CCD

Darker −10%#325998

Darker −20%#254372

Darker −30%#192C4B

Darker −40%#0C1625

More saturated +25%#1E69DF

Less saturated −25%#5E779F

Channel breakdown

R62

G112

B191

Red62 (24.3%)

Green112 (43.9%)

Blue191 (74.9%)

Hue216.74°

Saturation (HSL)50.99%

Lightness49.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 70 · B BF

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Colour values

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