Recognised as Colour

#3EA2D8

#3EA2D8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3EA2D8 is a blue with RGB values 62, 162, 216 and HSL 201°, 66%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3EA2D8

RGBrgb(62, 162, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6353, 0.8471

RGB percentages24.3%, 63.5%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(201, 66.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(201, 71.3%, 84.7%)

CMYK71.3%, 25%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,104,920

CSS custom property--colour: #3EA2D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1

Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#C15D27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#88A1DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#7392D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00B0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.1 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 text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 13.1 Steel blue · ΔE 13.5 Light skyblue · ΔE 18.1 Sky blue · ΔE 21.9 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 13.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8743E

Analogous#3ED8C1, #3E55D8

Triadic#D83EA2, #A2D83E

Split complementary#D83E55, #D8C13E

Tetradic#C13ED8, #D8743E, #55D83E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8F4FA

Lighter +30%#BDDFF2

Lighter +20%#93CBE9

Lighter +10%#68B6E1

Darker −10%#2688BD

Darker −20%#1E6992

Darker −30%#154B68

Darker −40%#0C2C3E

More saturated +25%#21ABF5

Less saturated −25%#5B99BB

Channel breakdown

R62

G162

B216

Red62 (24.3%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue201.04°

Saturation (HSL)66.38%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G A2 · B D8

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