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Recognised as Colour

#3E8BBA

  • #3E8BBA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E8BBA is a blue with RGB values 62, 139, 186 and HSL 203°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E8BBA#3E8BBA
HEX#3E8BBA
RGBrgb(62, 139, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5451, 0.7294
RGB percentages24.3%, 54.5%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(202.7, 50%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.7, 66.7%, 72.9%)
CMYK66.7%, 25.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,099,002
CSS custom property--colour: #3E8BBA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.61:1
Contrast with white3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#C17445

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#758BBCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#647EB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00979Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 5.4Light slate grey · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 22.5Light skyblue · ΔE 24.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 5.37, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BA6D3E
Analogous#3EBAAB, #3E4DBA
Triadic#BA3E8B, #8BBA3E
Split complementary#BA3E4D, #BAAB3E
Tetradic#AB3EBA, #BA6D3E, #4DBA3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D3E6F1
Lighter +30%#ADCFE4
Lighter +20%#87B9D7
Lighter +10%#61A2CA
Darker −10%#316E94
Darker −20%#25526D
Darker −30%#183547
Darker −40%#0B1921
More saturated +25%#1F92D9
Less saturated −25%#5D849B

Channel breakdown

R62
G139
B186
Red62 (24.3%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue202.74°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 8B · B BA

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