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Recognised as Colour

#3142C2

  • #3142C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3142C2 is a blue with RGB values 49, 66, 194 and HSL 233°, 60%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3142C2#3142C2
HEX#3142C2
RGBrgb(49, 66, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.2588, 0.7608
RGB percentages19.2%, 25.9%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(233, 59.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233, 74.7%, 76.1%)
CMYK74.7%, 66%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,228,354
CSS custom property--colour: #3142C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08444WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#484848
Inverted#CEBD3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00647Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 15.1Royal blue · ΔE 17.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.1Dark blue · ΔE 23.7Navy · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 15.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2B131
Analogous#318AC2, #6831C2
Triadic#C23142, #42C231
Split complementary#C26831, #8BC231
Tetradic#C2318A, #C2B131, #31C268

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDD1F2
Lighter +30%#A4ACE8
Lighter +20%#7B87DE
Lighter +10%#5362D3
Darker −10%#273499
Darker −20%#1C2671
Darker −30%#121848
Darker −40%#080B1F
More saturated +25%#132BE0
Less saturated −25%#4F59A4

Channel breakdown

R49
G66
B194
Red49 (19.2%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue232.97°
Saturation (HSL)59.67%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 42 · B C2

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