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Recognised as Colour

#3809DC

  • #3809DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3809DC is a blue with RGB values 56, 9, 220 and HSL 253°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3809DC#3809DC
HEX#3809DC
RGBrgb(56, 9, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0353, 0.8627
RGB percentages22%, 3.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(253.4, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.4, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK74.5%, 95.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,672,540
CSS custom property--colour: #3809DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06203WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#C7F623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003DD9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.8Blue · ΔE 18.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.1Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Dark blue · ΔE 34Dark orchid · ΔE 34.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADDC09
Analogous#0944DC, #A109DC
Triadic#DC3809, #09DC38
Split complementary#DCA209, #44DC09
Tetradic#DC0944, #ADDC09, #09DCA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C5B5FC
Lighter +30%#9E84FA
Lighter +20%#7853F8
Lighter +10%#5122F6
Darker −10%#2C07AB
Darker −20%#1F057A
Darker −30%#130349
Darker −40%#060118
More saturated +25%#3300E5
Less saturated −25%#4826BF

Channel breakdown

R56
G9
B220
Red56 (22%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue253.36°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 09 · B DC

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