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Recognised as Colour

#3E82DA

  • #3E82DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3E82DA is a blue with RGB values 62, 130, 218 and HSL 214°, 68%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3E82DA#3E82DA
HEX#3E82DA
RGBrgb(62, 130, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5098, 0.8549
RGB percentages24.3%, 51%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(213.8, 67.8%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.8, 71.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK71.6%, 40.4%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,096,730
CSS custom property--colour: #3E82DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22051WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.41:1
Contrast with white3.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.41:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#C17D25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5889DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3F7BD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0097A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.88:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.4Steel blue · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 24Medium purple · ΔE 29Slate blue · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DA963E
Analogous#3ED0DA, #483EDA
Triadic#DA3E82, #82DA3E
Split complementary#DA483E, #D0DA3E
Tetradic#DA3ED0, #DA963E, #3EDA48

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F1FB
Lighter +30%#BED5F3
Lighter +20%#94B9EA
Lighter +10%#699EE2
Darker −10%#2569C0
Darker −20%#1D5195
Darker −30%#143A6B
Darker −40%#0C2340
More saturated +25%#217EF7
Less saturated −25%#5B86BD

Channel breakdown

R62
G130
B218
Red62 (24.3%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue213.85°
Saturation (HSL)67.83%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 82 · B DA

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