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Recognised as Colour

#3E86FE

  • #3E86FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3E86FE is a blue with RGB values 62, 134, 254 and HSL 218°, 99%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3E86FE#3E86FE
HEX#3E86FE
RGBrgb(62, 134, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5255, 0.9961
RGB percentages24.3%, 52.5%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(217.5, 99%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.5, 75.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK75.6%, 47.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,097,790
CSS custom property--colour: #3E86FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2523WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#C17901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4293FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0081FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.7Slate blue · ΔE 23Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEB63E
Analogous#3EE6FE, #563EFE
Triadic#FE3E86, #86FE3E
Split complementary#FE563E, #E6FE3E
Tetradic#FE3EE6, #FEB63E, #3EFE56

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6E5FF
Lighter +20%#A3C6FF
Lighter +10%#71A6FE
Darker −10%#0B66FE
Darker −20%#0151D5
Darker −30%#013DA2
Darker −40%#012A6F
More saturated +25%#3D86FF
Less saturated −25%#568CE6

Channel breakdown

R62
G134
B254
Red62 (24.3%)
Green134 (52.5%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue217.5°
Saturation (HSL)98.97%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 86 · B FE

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