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Recognised as Colour

#3F95CA

  • #3F95CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3F95CA is a blue with RGB values 63, 149, 202 and HSL 203°, 57%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3F95CA#3F95CA
HEX#3F95CA
RGBrgb(63, 149, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.5843, 0.7922
RGB percentages24.7%, 58.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(202.9, 56.7%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 68.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK68.8%, 26.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,167,114
CSS custom property--colour: #3F95CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.36:1
Contrast with white3.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.36:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#C06A35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C95CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6987C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00A2A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.3:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 8.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 18.1Light skyblue · ΔE 21.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.4Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Sky blue · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA743F
Analogous#3FCAB9, #3F50CA
Triadic#CA3F95, #95CA3F
Split complementary#CA3F50, #CAB93F
Tetradic#B93FCA, #CA743F, #50CA3F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFEDF6
Lighter +30%#B7D7EB
Lighter +20%#8FC1E0
Lighter +10%#67ABD5
Darker −10%#2E79A8
Darker −20%#235C80
Darker −30%#184058
Darker −40%#0D2330
More saturated +25%#209CE9
Less saturated −25%#5E8EAB

Channel breakdown

R63
G149
B202
Red63 (24.7%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue202.88°
Saturation (HSL)56.73%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 95 · B CA

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