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Recognised as Colour

#3618F9

  • #3618F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3618F9 is a blue with RGB values 54, 24, 249 and HSL 248°, 95%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3618F9#3618F9
HEX#3618F9
RGBrgb(54, 24, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.0941, 0.9765
RGB percentages21.2%, 9.4%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(248, 94.9%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248, 90.4%, 97.6%)
CMYK78.3%, 90.4%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,545,337
CSS custom property--colour: #3618F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#C9E706

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9Medium blue · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 27.4Dark violet · ΔE 30.8Dark orchid · ΔE 42.5Dark blue · ΔE 44.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.04, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBF918
Analogous#186BF9, #A718F9
Triadic#F93618, #18F936
Split complementary#F9A618, #6BF918
Tetradic#F9186A, #DBF918, #18F9A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DFFE
Lighter +30%#B8ADFD
Lighter +20%#8D7BFC
Lighter +10%#614AFA
Darker −10%#2206D8
Darker −20%#1A04A7
Darker −30%#120375
Darker −40%#0A0243
More saturated +25%#3212FF
Less saturated −25%#4C36DB

Channel breakdown

R54
G24
B249
Red54 (21.2%)
Green24 (9.4%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue248°
Saturation (HSL)94.94%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 18 · B F9

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