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Recognised as Colour

#3E8FBC

  • #3E8FBC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E8FBC is a blue with RGB values 62, 143, 188 and HSL 201°, 50%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E8FBC#3E8FBC
HEX#3E8FBC
RGBrgb(62, 143, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5608, 0.7373
RGB percentages24.3%, 56.1%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(201.4, 50.4%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.4, 67%, 73.7%)
CMYK67%, 23.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,100,028
CSS custom property--colour: #3E8FBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.86:1
Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.86:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#C17043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7A8EBEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6882BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#009B9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.4Slate grey · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 23.4Sky blue · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC6B3E
Analogous#3EBCAA, #3E50BC
Triadic#BC3E8F, #8FBC3E
Split complementary#BC3E50, #BCAA3E
Tetradic#AA3EBC, #BC6B3E, #50BC3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E7F1
Lighter +30%#AFD1E4
Lighter +20%#88BBD8
Lighter +10%#62A6CB
Darker −10%#317296
Darker −20%#25556F
Darker −30%#183749
Darker −40%#0B1A23
More saturated +25%#1F98DB
Less saturated −25%#5D869D

Channel breakdown

R62
G143
B188
Red62 (24.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue201.43°
Saturation (HSL)50.4%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 8F · B BC

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