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Recognised as Colour

#3760ED

  • #3760ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3760ED is a blue with RGB values 55, 96, 237 and HSL 226°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3760ED#3760ED
HEX#3760ED
RGBrgb(55, 96, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.3765, 0.9294
RGB percentages21.6%, 37.6%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(226.5, 83.5%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226.5, 76.8%, 92.9%)
CMYK76.8%, 59.5%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,629,293
CSS custom property--colour: #3760ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#C89F12

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0065EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00849Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.8Royal blue · ΔE 13.2Slate blue · ΔE 17.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 30.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDC437
Analogous#37BBED, #6937ED
Triadic#ED3760, #60ED37
Split complementary#ED6937, #BBED37
Tetradic#ED37BB, #EDC437, #37ED69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F5FE
Lighter +30%#C3D0FA
Lighter +20%#95AAF5
Lighter +10%#6685F1
Darker −10%#1441DD
Darker −20%#1033AE
Darker −30%#0B2680
Darker −40%#071851
More saturated +25%#2556FF
Less saturated −25%#526FD2

Channel breakdown

R55
G96
B237
Red55 (21.6%)
Green96 (37.6%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue226.48°
Saturation (HSL)83.49%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 60 · B ED

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