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Recognised as Colour

#3EA5DD

  • #3EA5DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#3EA5DD is a blue with RGB values 62, 165, 221 and HSL 201°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#3EA5DD#3EA5DD
HEX#3EA5DD
RGBrgb(62, 165, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.6471, 0.8667
RGB percentages24.3%, 64.7%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(201.1, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.1, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK71.9%, 25.3%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,105,693
CSS custom property--colour: #3EA5DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#C15A22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8AA4E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7595DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00B3B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 11.8Steel blue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 17.6Sky blue · ΔE 21.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3Light steelblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD763E
Analogous#3EDDC5, #3E56DD
Triadic#DD3EA5, #A5DD3E
Split complementary#DD3E56, #DDC53E
Tetradic#C53EDD, #DD763E, #56DD3E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF6FC
Lighter +30%#C0E2F4
Lighter +20%#95CDEC
Lighter +10%#69B9E5
Darker −10%#238CC5
Darker −20%#1B6D9A
Darker −30%#134E6F
Darker −40%#0C3043
More saturated +25%#22ADF9
Less saturated −25%#5A9DC1

Channel breakdown

R62
G165
B221
Red62 (24.3%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue201.13°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G A5 · B DD

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