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Colour

#3F76CE

  • #3F76CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3F76CE is a blue with RGB values 63, 118, 206 and HSL 217°, 59%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3F76CE#3F76CE
HEX#3F76CE
RGBrgb(63, 118, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.4627, 0.8078
RGB percentages24.7%, 46.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(216.9, 59.3%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 69.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK69.4%, 42.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,159,182
CSS custom property--colour: #3F76CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.69:1
Contrast with white4.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#C08931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C7ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#3371CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#008A98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.6Royal blue · ΔE 21.1Steel blue · ΔE 24.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Medium purple · ΔE 26.3
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE973F
Analogous#3FBECE, #4F3FCE
Triadic#CE3F76, #76CE3F
Split complementary#CE4F3F, #BECE3F
Tetradic#CE3FBE, #CE973F, #3FCE4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2EAF7
Lighter +30%#B9CDED
Lighter +20%#90B0E3
Lighter +10%#6893D8
Darker −10%#2C5EAE
Darker −20%#224885
Darker −30%#18325C
Darker −40%#0D1C34
More saturated +25%#216FEC
Less saturated −25%#5D7DB0

Channel breakdown

R63
G118
B206
Red63 (24.7%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)59.34%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 76 · B CE

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