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Recognised as Colour

#3E72C8

  • #3E72C8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3E72C8 is a blue with RGB values 62, 114, 200 and HSL 217°, 56%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3E72C8#3E72C8
HEX#3E72C8
RGBrgb(62, 114, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4471, 0.7843
RGB percentages24.3%, 44.7%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(217.4, 55.6%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 69%, 78.4%)
CMYK69%, 43%, 0%, 21.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,092,616
CSS custom property--colour: #3E72C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.17229WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.72:1
Contrast with white4.72:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#C18D37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#497ACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#316DC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#008693no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.45:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.3Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Steel blue · ΔE 23.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 24.4Slate blue · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C8943E
Analogous#3EB7C8, #4F3EC8
Triadic#C83E72, #72C83E
Split complementary#C84F3E, #B7C83E
Tetradic#C83EB7, #C8943E, #3EC84F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDE6F5
Lighter +30%#B5C9EA
Lighter +20%#8DACDF
Lighter +10%#668FD3
Darker −10%#2F5BA4
Darker −20%#23457D
Darker −30%#182F55
Darker −40%#0D192D
More saturated +25%#1F6AE7
Less saturated −25%#5D7AA9

Channel breakdown

R62
G114
B200
Red62 (24.3%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue217.39°
Saturation (HSL)55.65%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 72 · B C8

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