Colour

#3E8FBD

#3E8FBD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3E8FBD is a blue with RGB values 62, 143, 189 and HSL 202°, 51%, 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

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HEX#3E8FBD

RGBrgb(62, 143, 189)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5608, 0.7412

RGB percentages24.3%, 56.1%, 74.1%

HSLhsl(201.7, 50.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201.7, 67.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK67.2%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,100,029

CSS custom property--colour: #3E8FBD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.87:1

Contrast with white3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#818181

Inverted#C17042

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#798EBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#6882BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.4 from the original

Tritanopia#009B9Fno 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 text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 21.5 Slate grey · ΔE 22.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 23.5 Sky blue · ΔE 25.3

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.16, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BD6C3E

Analogous#3EBDAC, #3E4FBD

Triadic#BD3E8F, #8FBD3E

Split complementary#BD3E4F, #BDAC3E

Tetradic#AC3EBD, #BD6C3E, #50BD3E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D6E7F1

Lighter +30%#AFD1E5

Lighter +20%#89BBD8

Lighter +10%#62A6CC

Darker −10%#317297

Darker −20%#255570

Darker −30%#18384A

Darker −40%#0C1B23

More saturated +25%#1F98DC

Less saturated −25%#5D869E

Channel breakdown

R62

G143

B189

Red62 (24.3%)

Green143 (56.1%)

Blue189 (74.1%)

Hue201.73°

Saturation (HSL)50.6%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 8F · B BD

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Colour values

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