Recognised as Colour

#3115FF

#3115FF
Blue
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Nearest: Blue

#3115FF is a blue with RGB values 49, 21, 255 and HSL 247°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3115FF#3115FF

HEX#3115FF

RGBrgb(49, 21, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.0824, 1

RGB percentages19.2%, 8.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(247.2, 100%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.2, 91.8%, 100%)

CMYK80.8%, 91.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,216,895

CSS custom property--colour: #3115FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1

Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C

Inverted#CEEA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Tritanopia#006D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.7 Medium blue · ΔE 18.1 Blue violet · ΔE 30.5 Dark violet · ΔE 33.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 45.7 Dark blue · ΔE 47.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.74, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3FF15

Analogous#156EFF, #A615FF

Triadic#FF3115, #15FF31

Split complementary#FFA615, #6EFF15

Tetradic#FF156E, #E3FF15, #15FFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E5E1FF

Lighter +30%#B8AEFF

Lighter +20%#8B7BFF

Lighter +10%#5E48FF

Darker −10%#1B00E1

Darker −20%#1500AE

Darker −30%#0F007B

Darker −40%#090048

More saturated +25%#3115FF

Less saturated −25%#4732E2

Channel breakdown

R49

G21

B255

Red49 (19.2%)

Green21 (8.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue247.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 31 · G 15 · B FF

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