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Recognised as Colour

#3E92DB

  • #3E92DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3E92DB is a blue with RGB values 62, 146, 219 and HSL 208°, 69%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3E92DB#3E92DB
HEX#3E92DB
RGBrgb(62, 146, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.5725, 0.8588
RGB percentages24.3%, 57.3%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(207.9, 68.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 71.7%, 85.9%)
CMYK71.7%, 33.3%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,100,827
CSS custom property--colour: #3E92DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26696WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.34:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.34:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#858585
Inverted#C16D24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7195DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B87DAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3ACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.2Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 22Light skyblue · ΔE 28.1Light slate grey · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB873E
Analogous#3EDBD6, #3E43DB
Triadic#DB3E92, #92DB3E
Split complementary#DB3E43, #DBD63E
Tetradic#D63EDB, #DB873E, #43DB3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF3FB
Lighter +30%#BFDBF3
Lighter +20%#94C3EB
Lighter +10%#69AAE3
Darker −10%#2479C2
Darker −20%#1C5E97
Darker −30%#14436C
Darker −40%#0C2841
More saturated +25%#2194F8
Less saturated −25%#5B90BE

Channel breakdown

R62
G146
B219
Red62 (24.3%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue207.9°
Saturation (HSL)68.56%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 92 · B DB

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