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Recognised as Colour

#3110DD

  • #3110DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3110DD is a blue with RGB values 49, 16, 221 and HSL 250°, 86%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3110DD#3110DD
HEX#3110DD
RGBrgb(49, 16, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.0627, 0.8667
RGB percentages19.2%, 6.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(249.7, 86.5%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 92.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK77.8%, 92.8%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,215,581
CSS custom property--colour: #3110DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06244WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.34:1
Contrast with white9.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#262626
Inverted#CEEF22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005D82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.25:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.4Blue · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 21.4Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Dark blue · ΔE 33.6Dark orchid · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.36, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCDD10
Analogous#1056DD, #9710DD
Triadic#DD3110, #10DD31
Split complementary#DD9710, #56DD10
Tetradic#DD1056, #BCDD10, #10DD97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8BFFA
Lighter +30%#A08FF7
Lighter +20%#7760F3
Lighter +10%#4F30F0
Darker −10%#260DAD
Darker −20%#1C097E
Darker −30%#11064E
Darker −40%#07021F
More saturated +25%#2600ED
Less saturated −25%#452EBF

Channel breakdown

R49
G16
B221
Red49 (19.2%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue249.66°
Saturation (HSL)86.5%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 10 · B DD

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