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Colour

#3E7DBB

  • #3E7DBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E7DBB is a blue with RGB values 62, 125, 187 and HSL 210°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E7DBB#3E7DBB
HEX#3E7DBB
RGBrgb(62, 125, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.4902, 0.7333
RGB percentages24.3%, 49%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(209.8, 50.2%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.8, 66.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK66.8%, 33.2%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,095,419
CSS custom property--colour: #3E7DBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.86:1
Contrast with white4.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#C18244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6280BEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5074BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original
Tritanopia#008C93no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.32:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.1Light slate grey · ΔE 27.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 28Slate grey · ΔE 28.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.57, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7C3E
Analogous#3EBBBB, #3E3FBB
Triadic#BB3E7D, #7DBB3E
Split complementary#BB3E3F, #BBBA3E
Tetradic#BA3EBB, #BB7C3E, #3FBB3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4E3F1
Lighter +30%#AEC9E4
Lighter +20%#88B0D7
Lighter +10%#6196CB
Darker −10%#316395
Darker −20%#254A6E
Darker −30%#183048
Darker −40%#0B1722
More saturated +25%#1F7DDA
Less saturated −25%#5D7D9C

Channel breakdown

R62
G125
B187
Red62 (24.3%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue209.76°
Saturation (HSL)50.2%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 7D · B BB

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