Colour

#3638FE

#3638FE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3638FE is a blue with RGB values 54, 56, 254 and HSL 239°, 99%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3638FE#3638FE

HEX#3638FE

RGBrgb(54, 56, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.2196, 0.9961

RGB percentages21.2%, 22%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(239.4, 99%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(239.4, 78.7%, 99.6%)

CMYK78.7%, 78%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,553,534

CSS custom property--colour: #3638FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness100.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1

Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#464646

Inverted#C9C701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00769Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.3 Blue · ΔE 20.9 Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Dark violet · ΔE 28.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 36 Dark blue · ΔE 38.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FEFC36

Analogous#369CFE, #9836FE

Triadic#FE3638, #38FE36

Split complementary#FE9836, #9CFE36

Tetradic#FE369C, #FEFC36, #36FE98

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CECFFF

Lighter +20%#9B9CFF

Lighter +10%#696AFE

Darker −10%#0306FE

Darker −20%#0103CD

Darker −30%#01029A

Darker −40%#010267

More saturated +25%#3537FF

Less saturated −25%#4F51E5

Channel breakdown

R54

G56

B254

Red54 (21.2%)

Green56 (22%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue239.4°

Saturation (HSL)99.01%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 36 · G 38 · B FE

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