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Recognised as Colour

#3E7FB9

  • #3E7FB9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E7FB9 is a blue with RGB values 62, 127, 185 and HSL 208°, 50%, 48%. 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

#3E7FB9#3E7FB9
HEX#3E7FB9
RGBrgb(62, 127, 185)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.498, 0.7255
RGB percentages24.3%, 49.8%, 72.5%
HSLhsl(208.3, 49.8%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.3, 66.5%, 72.5%)
CMYK66.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,095,929
CSS custom property--colour: #3E7FB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19706WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness120.5 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#757575
Inverted#C18046

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6581BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5575B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008D94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever 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

Steel blue · ΔE 4.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 20Light slate grey · ΔE 25.9Slate grey · ΔE 26.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 26.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 4.94, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9783E
Analogous#3EB9B5, #3E42B9
Triadic#B93E7F, #7FB93E
Split complementary#B93E42, #B9B63E
Tetradic#B53EB9, #B9783E, #41B93E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E2F0
Lighter +30%#ADCAE3
Lighter +20%#86B1D7
Lighter +10%#6098CA
Darker −10%#316593
Darker −20%#244B6D
Darker −30%#183046
Darker −40%#0B1620
More saturated +25%#1F81D8
Less saturated −25%#5D7D9A

Channel breakdown

R62
G127
B185
Red62 (24.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue185 (72.5%)
Hue208.29°
Saturation (HSL)49.8%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 7F · B B9

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