Recognised as Colour

#3713AF

#3713AF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3713AF is a blue with RGB values 55, 19, 175 and HSL 254°, 80%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3713AF#3713AF

HEX#3713AF

RGBrgb(55, 19, 175)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.0745, 0.6863

RGB percentages21.6%, 7.5%, 68.6%

HSLhsl(253.8, 80.4%, 38%)

HSV / HSBhsv(253.8, 89.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK68.6%, 89.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,609,519

CSS custom property--colour: #3713AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04373WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness67.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.2:1

Contrast with white11.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#262626

Inverted#C8EC50

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0040B3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original

Deuteranopia#0035ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#004967no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text11.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 12.8 Navy · ΔE 17.4 Medium blue · ΔE 20.8 Indigo · ΔE 21.5 Blue violet · ΔE 22 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 12.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#8BAF13

Analogous#133DAF, #8513AF

Triadic#AF3713, #13AF37

Split complementary#AF8513, #3DAF13

Tetradic#AF133D, #8BAF13, #13AF85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#AF9AF4

Lighter +30%#8A6CEF

Lighter +20%#663EEA

Lighter +10%#4518DD

Darker −10%#290E81

Darker −20%#1A0953

Darker −30%#0C0425

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#2D00C2

Less saturated −25%#442B97

Channel breakdown

R55

G19

B175

Red55 (21.6%)

Green19 (7.5%)

Blue175 (68.6%)

Hue253.85°

Saturation (HSL)80.41%

Lightness38.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 13 · B AF

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