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Recognised as Colour

#3149DB

  • #3149DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3149DB is a blue with RGB values 49, 73, 219 and HSL 232°, 70%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3149DB#3149DB
HEX#3149DB
RGBrgb(49, 73, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.2863, 0.8588
RGB percentages19.2%, 28.6%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(231.5, 70.2%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.5, 77.6%, 85.9%)
CMYK77.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,230,171
CSS custom property--colour: #3149DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10533WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.76:1
Contrast with white6.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#CEB624

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064E0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0053D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00718Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5Slate blue · ΔE 21Royal blue · ΔE 21.7Dark blue · ΔE 26.5Blue violet · ΔE 27.7Dark orchid · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBC331
Analogous#319EDB, #6E31DB
Triadic#DB3149, #49DB31
Split complementary#DB6E31, #9EDB31
Tetradic#DB319E, #DBC331, #31DB6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE2F9
Lighter +30%#B3BCF2
Lighter +20%#8896EA
Lighter +10%#5C6FE3
Darker −10%#2036B9
Darker −20%#19298D
Darker −30%#111D62
Darker −40%#0A1036
More saturated +25%#1333F9
Less saturated −25%#4F5FBD

Channel breakdown

R49
G73
B219
Red49 (19.2%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue231.53°
Saturation (HSL)70.25%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 49 · B DB

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