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Recognised as Colour

#3124CD

  • #3124CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3124CD is a blue with RGB values 49, 36, 205 and HSL 245°, 70%, 47%. 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

#3124CD#3124CD
HEX#3124CD
RGBrgb(49, 36, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.1412, 0.8039
RGB percentages19.2%, 14.1%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(244.6, 70.1%, 47.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.6, 82.4%, 80.4%)
CMYK76.1%, 82.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,220,685
CSS custom property--colour: #3124CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06322WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#CEDB32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.7Dark blue · ΔE 22.2Dark violet · ΔE 24.1Navy · ΔE 27Dark orchid · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0CD24
Analogous#246CCD, #8524CD
Triadic#CD3124, #24CD31
Split complementary#CD8524, #6CCD24
Tetradic#CD246C, #C0CD24, #24CD85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBC8F5
Lighter +30%#A39CEE
Lighter +20%#7A71E6
Lighter +10%#5146DE
Darker −10%#271CA2
Darker −20%#1C1576
Darker −30%#120D4B
Darker −40%#08061F
More saturated +25%#1806EB
Less saturated −25%#4A42AF

Channel breakdown

R49
G36
B205
Red49 (19.2%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue244.62°
Saturation (HSL)70.12%
Lightness47.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 24 · B CD

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