Recognised as Colour

#3E78DD

#3E78DD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3E78DD is a blue with RGB values 62, 120, 221 and HSL 218°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E78DD

RGBrgb(62, 120, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4706, 0.8667

RGB percentages24.3%, 47.1%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(218.1, 70%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(218.1, 71.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK71.9%, 45.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,094,173

CSS custom property--colour: #3E78DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#737373

Inverted#C18722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4382E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#2074DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0090A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3 Royal blue · ΔE 14.3 Slate blue · ΔE 21.9 Medium purple · ΔE 23.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDA33E

Analogous#3EC7DD, #543EDD

Triadic#DD3E78, #78DD3E

Split complementary#DD543E, #C7DD3E

Tetradic#DD3EC7, #DDA33E, #3EDD54

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBF1FC

Lighter +30%#C0D3F4

Lighter +20%#95B5EC

Lighter +10%#6996E5

Darker −10%#235EC5

Darker −20%#1B499A

Darker −30%#13356F

Darker −40%#0C2043

More saturated +25%#2270F9

Less saturated −25%#5A80C1

Channel breakdown

R62

G120

B221

Red62 (24.3%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue218.11°

Saturation (HSL)70.04%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 78 · B DD

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