Colour

#3E8DF9

#3E8DF9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3E8DF9 is a blue with RGB values 62, 141, 249 and HSL 215°, 94%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E8DF9

RGBrgb(62, 141, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5529, 0.9765

RGB percentages24.3%, 55.3%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(214.7, 94%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 75.1%, 97.6%)

CMYK75.1%, 43.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,099,577

CSS custom property--colour: #3E8DF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26913WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness141 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.38:1

Contrast with white3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#848484

Inverted#C17206

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5697FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#3186F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00A7B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 3.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.3 Royal blue · ΔE 18.4 Medium purple · ΔE 27.1 Slate blue · ΔE 27.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.9

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 3.47, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9AA3E

Analogous#3EEBF9, #4C3EF9

Triadic#F93E8D, #8DF93E

Split complementary#F94C3E, #EBF93E

Tetradic#F93EEB, #F9AA3E, #3EF94C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D2E5FE

Lighter +20%#A1C7FC

Lighter +10%#6FAAFB

Darker −10%#0D70F7

Darker −20%#0659CB

Darker −30%#054399

Darker −40%#032E68

More saturated +25%#388CFF

Less saturated −25%#5791E0

Channel breakdown

R62

G141

B249

Red62 (24.3%)

Green141 (55.3%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue214.65°

Saturation (HSL)93.97%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 8D · B F9

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