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Recognised as Colour

#3E72C2

  • #3E72C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3E72C2 is a blue with RGB values 62, 114, 194 and HSL 216°, 52%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3E72C2#3E72C2
HEX#3E72C2
RGBrgb(62, 114, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4471, 0.7608
RGB percentages24.3%, 44.7%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(216.4, 52%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 68%, 76.1%)
CMYK68%, 41.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,092,610
CSS custom property--colour: #3E72C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16954WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.78:1
Contrast with white4.78:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#C18D3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4D79C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#386DC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008490no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.9Steel blue · ΔE 20.2Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.8Royal blue · ΔE 25.1Medium purple · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28E3E
Analogous#3EB4C2, #4C3EC2
Triadic#C23E72, #72C23E
Split complementary#C24C3E, #B4C23E
Tetradic#C23EB4, #C28E3E, #3EC24C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9E3F3
Lighter +30%#B2C7E7
Lighter +20%#8CABDA
Lighter +10%#658ECE
Darker −10%#315B9C
Darker −20%#254575
Darker −30%#192E4E
Darker −40%#0C1728
More saturated +25%#1E6BE2
Less saturated −25%#5E79A2

Channel breakdown

R62
G114
B194
Red62 (24.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue216.36°
Saturation (HSL)51.97%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 72 · B C2

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