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Recognised as Colour

#3EA1FE

  • #3EA1FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3EA1FE is a blue with RGB values 62, 161, 254 and HSL 209°, 99%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3EA1FE#3EA1FE
HEX#3EA1FE
RGBrgb(62, 161, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6314, 0.9961
RGB percentages24.3%, 63.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(209.1, 99%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.1, 75.6%, 99.6%)
CMYK75.6%, 36.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,104,702
CSS custom property--colour: #3EA1FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3367WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.73:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#C15E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#75A7FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#5895FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.4Steel blue · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 31.3Light skyblue · ΔE 32.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.14, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FE9B3E
Analogous#3EFEFB, #3E41FE
Triadic#FE3EA1, #A1FE3E
Split complementary#FE3E41, #FEFB3E
Tetradic#FB3EFE, #FE9B3E, #41FE3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D6EBFF
Lighter +20%#A3D2FF
Lighter +10%#71BAFE
Darker −10%#0B88FE
Darker −20%#016ED5
Darker −30%#0154A2
Darker −40%#013A6F
More saturated +25%#3DA1FF
Less saturated −25%#56A0E6

Channel breakdown

R62
G161
B254
Red62 (24.3%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue209.06°
Saturation (HSL)98.97%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G A1 · B FE

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