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Recognised as Colour

#3E8FCA

  • #3E8FCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3E8FCA is a blue with RGB values 62, 143, 202 and HSL 205°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3E8FCA#3E8FCA
HEX#3E8FCA
RGBrgb(62, 143, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5608, 0.7922
RGB percentages24.3%, 56.1%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(205.3, 56.9%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 69.3%, 79.2%)
CMYK69.3%, 29.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,100,042
CSS custom property--colour: #3E8FCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24933WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.99:1
Contrast with white3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.99:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#828282
Inverted#C17035

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7490CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#6183C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009DA4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 35.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 7.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 20.3Light skyblue · ΔE 25Light slate grey · ΔE 26.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.6
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 7.24, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA793E
Analogous#3ECABF, #3E49CA
Triadic#CA3E8F, #8FCA3E
Split complementary#CA3E49, #CABF3E
Tetradic#BF3ECA, #CA793E, #49CA3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DEECF6
Lighter +30%#B6D5EB
Lighter +20%#8EBDE0
Lighter +10%#66A6D5
Darker −10%#2E74A7
Darker −20%#23587F
Darker −30%#183C57
Darker −40%#0D212F
More saturated +25%#1F94E9
Less saturated −25%#5D8AAB

Channel breakdown

R62
G143
B202
Red62 (24.3%)
Green143 (56.1%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue205.29°
Saturation (HSL)56.91%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 8F · B CA

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