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Recognised as Colour

#3150FF

  • #3150FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#3150FF is a blue with RGB values 49, 80, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3150FF#3150FF
HEX#3150FF
RGBrgb(49, 80, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.3137, 1
RGB percentages19.2%, 31.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(231, 100%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 80.8%, 100%)
CMYK80.8%, 68.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,231,999
CSS custom property--colour: #3150FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1361WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.64:1
Contrast with white5.64:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#CEAF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0081A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Medium blue · ΔE 25.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.8Dark violet · ΔE 31.9Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3Royal blue · ΔE 34.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE031
Analogous#31B7FF, #7931FF
Triadic#FF3150, #50FF31
Split complementary#FF7931, #B7FF31
Tetradic#FF31B7, #FFE031, #31FF79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFF
Lighter +30%#CAD2FF
Lighter +20%#97A7FF
Lighter +10%#647BFF
Darker −10%#0026FD
Darker −20%#001ECA
Darker −30%#001797
Darker −40%#000F64
More saturated +25%#3150FF
Less saturated −25%#4B62E5

Channel breakdown

R49
G80
B255
Red49 (19.2%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.97°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 50 · B FF

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