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Colour

#3814FF

  • #3814FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3814FF is a blue with RGB values 56, 20, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3814FF#3814FF
HEX#3814FF
RGBrgb(56, 20, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0784, 1
RGB percentages22%, 7.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(249.2, 100%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.2, 92.2%, 100%)
CMYK78%, 92.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,675,391
CSS custom property--colour: #3814FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#C7EB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 6.1Medium blue · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 30Dark violet · ΔE 33Dark orchid · ΔE 45.3Dark blue · ΔE 47.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DBFF14
Analogous#1466FF, #AD14FF
Triadic#FF3814, #14FF38
Split complementary#FFAD14, #66FF14
Tetradic#FF1466, #DBFF14, #14FFAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E0FF
Lighter +30%#BAADFF
Lighter +20%#8E7AFF
Lighter +10%#6347FF
Darker −10%#2200E0
Darker −20%#1B00AD
Darker −30%#13007A
Darker −40%#0B0047
More saturated +25%#3814FF
Less saturated −25%#4C31E2

Channel breakdown

R56
G20
B255
Red56 (22%)
Green20 (7.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue249.19°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 14 · B FF

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