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Recognised as Colour

#3710FF

  • #3710FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3710FF is a blue with RGB values 55, 16, 255 and HSL 250°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3710FF#3710FF
HEX#3710FF
RGBrgb(55, 16, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.0627, 1
RGB percentages21.6%, 6.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.8, 100%, 53.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 93.7%, 100%)
CMYK78.4%, 93.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,608,831
CSS custom property--colour: #3710FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#C8EF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.2Medium blue · ΔE 18.7Blue violet · ΔE 30.7Dark violet · ΔE 33.6Dark orchid · ΔE 46Dark blue · ΔE 48.5
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D8FF10
Analogous#1061FF, #AE10FF
Triadic#FF3710, #10FF37
Split complementary#FFAE10, #61FF10
Tetradic#FF1061, #D8FF10, #10FFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2DCFF
Lighter +30%#B7A9FF
Lighter +20%#8C76FF
Lighter +10%#6243FF
Darker −10%#2400DC
Darker −20%#1C00A9
Darker −30%#130076
Darker −40%#0B0043
More saturated +25%#3710FF
Less saturated −25%#4B2EE1

Channel breakdown

R55
G16
B255
Red55 (21.6%)
Green16 (6.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.79°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 10 · B FF

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