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Colour

#3E9CFC

  • #3E9CFC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3E9CFC is a blue with RGB values 62, 156, 252 and HSL 210°, 97%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3E9CFC#3E9CFC
HEX#3E9CFC
RGBrgb(62, 156, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6118, 0.9882
RGB percentages24.3%, 61.2%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(210.3, 96.9%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.3, 75.4%, 98.8%)
CMYK75.4%, 38.1%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,103,420
CSS custom property--colour: #3E9CFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31829WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.37:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F
Inverted#C16303

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6FA2FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5191FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3Steel blue · ΔE 27.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 28.4Medium purple · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.1, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FC9E3E
Analogous#3EFBFC, #3F3EFC
Triadic#FC3E9C, #9CFC3E
Split complementary#FC3F3E, #FBFC3E
Tetradic#FC3EFB, #FC9E3E, #3EFC3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5E9FE
Lighter +20%#A2D0FE
Lighter +10%#70B6FD
Darker −10%#0C82FB
Darker −20%#0369D1
Darker −30%#02509F
Darker −40%#02366C
More saturated +25%#3B9CFF
Less saturated −25%#569CE4

Channel breakdown

R62
G156
B252
Red62 (24.3%)
Green156 (61.2%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue210.32°
Saturation (HSL)96.94%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 9C · B FC

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