Recognised as Colour

#3E8AB9

#3E8AB9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3E8AB9 is a blue with RGB values 62, 138, 185 and HSL 203°, 50%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E8AB9

RGBrgb(62, 138, 185)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5412, 0.7255

RGB percentages24.3%, 54.1%, 72.5%

HSLhsl(202.9, 49.8%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 66.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK66.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,098,745

CSS custom property--colour: #3E8AB9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22704WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1

Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7D7D7D

Inverted#C17546

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#748ABBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#637EB8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00969Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.3 Slate grey · ΔE 21.9 Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.9 Light skyblue · ΔE 25.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.01, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B96D3E

Analogous#3EB9AB, #3E4CB9

Triadic#B93E8A, #8AB93E

Split complementary#B93E4C, #B9AB3E

Tetradic#AB3EB9, #B96D3E, #4CB93E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D3E5F0

Lighter +30%#ADCEE3

Lighter +20%#86B8D7

Lighter +10%#60A1CA

Darker −10%#316E93

Darker −20%#24516D

Darker −30%#183546

Darker −40%#0B1820

More saturated +25%#1F91D8

Less saturated −25%#5D839A

Channel breakdown

R62

G138

B185

Red62 (24.3%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue185 (72.5%)

Hue202.93°

Saturation (HSL)49.8%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 8A · B B9

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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