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Recognised as Colour

#3E86C5

  • #3E86C5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E86C5 is a blue with RGB values 62, 134, 197 and HSL 208°, 54%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E86C5#3E86C5
HEX#3E86C5
RGBrgb(62, 134, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5255, 0.7725
RGB percentages24.3%, 52.5%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(208, 53.8%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208, 68.5%, 77.3%)
CMYK68.5%, 32%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,097,733
CSS custom property--colour: #3E86C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22106WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.42:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.42:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#C1793A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6A89C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#577CC4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00959Cno 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 text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 17Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 27.4Light slate grey · ΔE 28.3Slate grey · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.59, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C57D3E
Analogous#3EC5C1, #3E42C5
Triadic#C53E86, #86C53E
Split complementary#C53E42, #C5C13E
Tetradic#C13EC5, #C57D3E, #43C53E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBE8F4
Lighter +30%#B4D0E8
Lighter +20%#8CB7DD
Lighter +10%#659FD1
Darker −10%#306CA0
Darker −20%#245179
Darker −30%#183752
Darker −40%#0D1C2A
More saturated +25%#1F88E4
Less saturated −25%#5D84A6

Channel breakdown

R62
G134
B197
Red62 (24.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue208°
Saturation (HSL)53.78%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 86 · B C5

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