Recognised as Colour

#3E79F4

#3E79F4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3E79F4 is a blue with RGB values 62, 121, 244 and HSL 221°, 89%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E79F4

RGBrgb(62, 121, 244)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4745, 0.9569

RGB percentages24.3%, 47.5%, 95.7%

HSLhsl(220.5, 89.2%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(220.5, 74.6%, 95.7%)

CMYK74.6%, 50.4%, 0%, 4.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,094,452

CSS custom property--colour: #3E79F4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21231WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness128.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.25:1

Contrast with white4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.25:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#C1860B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#2A88F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0077F2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0097ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text5.25:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 6.7 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.7 Slate blue · ΔE 18.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 6.73, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F4B93E

Analogous#3ED4F4, #5E3EF4

Triadic#F43E79, #79F43E

Split complementary#F45E3E, #D4F43E

Tetradic#F43ED4, #F4B93E, #3EF45E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CFDEFC

Lighter +20%#9FBCFA

Lighter +10%#6E9BF7

Darker −10%#0E58F1

Darker −20%#0B46C1

Darker −30%#083591

Darker −40%#062361

More saturated +25%#3375FF

Less saturated −25%#5882DB

Channel breakdown

R62

G121

B244

Red62 (24.3%)

Green121 (47.5%)

Blue244 (95.7%)

Hue220.55°

Saturation (HSL)89.22%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 79 · B F4

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