Recognised as Colour

#3745FF

#3745FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3745FF is a blue with RGB values 55, 69, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3745FF#3745FF

HEX#3745FF

RGBrgb(55, 69, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.2706, 1

RGB percentages21.6%, 27.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(235.8, 100%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 78.4%, 100%)

CMYK78.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,622,399

CSS custom property--colour: #3745FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12288WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.07:1

Contrast with white6.07:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#C8BA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0058FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.46:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.4 Blue violet · ΔE 21.5 Blue · ΔE 28.5 Dark violet · ΔE 29.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33 Dark orchid · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFF137

Analogous#37A9FF, #8D37FF

Triadic#FF3745, #45FF37

Split complementary#FF8D37, #A9FF37

Tetradic#FF37A9, #FFF137, #37FF8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D0D3FF

Lighter +20%#9DA4FF

Lighter +10%#6A74FF

Darker −10%#0416FF

Darker −20%#000FD0

Darker −30%#000B9D

Darker −40%#00076A

More saturated +25%#3745FF

Less saturated −25%#505BE6

Channel breakdown

R55

G69

B255

Red55 (21.6%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue235.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 45 · B FF

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