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Colour

#3750FA

  • #3750FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#3750FA is a blue with RGB values 55, 80, 250 and HSL 232°, 95%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3750FA#3750FA
HEX#3750FA
RGBrgb(55, 80, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.3137, 0.9804
RGB percentages21.6%, 31.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(232.3, 95.1%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 78%, 98%)
CMYK78%, 68%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,625,210
CSS custom property--colour: #3750FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13452WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness108.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1
Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#C8AF05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005DF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007F9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.3Medium blue · ΔE 26.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.8Dark violet · ΔE 31.6Royal blue · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAE137
Analogous#37B1FA, #8037FA
Triadic#FA3750, #50FA37
Split complementary#FA8037, #B1FA37
Tetradic#FA37B1, #FAE137, #37FA80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#CCD3FE
Lighter +20%#9BA7FC
Lighter +10%#697CFB
Darker −10%#0625F8
Darker −20%#051EC6
Darker −30%#041694
Darker −40%#020F63
More saturated +25%#324CFF
Less saturated −25%#5163E0

Channel breakdown

R55
G80
B250
Red55 (21.6%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue232.31°
Saturation (HSL)95.12%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 50 · B FA

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