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Colour

#3800FE

  • #3800FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3800FE is a blue with RGB values 56, 0, 254 and HSL 253°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3800FE#3800FE
HEX#3800FE
RGBrgb(56, 0, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0, 0.9961
RGB percentages22%, 0%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(253.2, 100%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 100%, 99.6%)
CMYK78%, 100%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,670,270
CSS custom property--colour: #3800FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.08:1
Contrast with white8.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#C7FF01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006A95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.08:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 3.8Medium blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 32.3Dark violet · ΔE 34.7Dark orchid · ΔE 47.6Dark blue · ΔE 50
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 3.81, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6FE00
Analogous#0047FE, #B700FE
Triadic#FE3800, #00FE38
Split complementary#FEB700, #47FE00
Tetradic#FE0047, #C6FE00, #00FEB7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6CBFF
Lighter +30%#AF98FF
Lighter +20%#8765FF
Lighter +10%#5F32FF
Darker −10%#2D00CB
Darker −20%#220098
Darker −30%#160065
Darker −40%#0B0032
More saturated +25%#3800FE
Less saturated −25%#4A20DE

Channel breakdown

R56
G0
B254
Red56 (22%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue253.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 00 · B FE

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