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Colour

#3817FF

  • #3817FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3817FF is a blue with RGB values 56, 23, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 55%. 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

#3817FF#3817FF
HEX#3817FF
RGBrgb(56, 23, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.0902, 1
RGB percentages22%, 9%, 100%
HSLhsl(248.5, 100%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.5, 91%, 100%)
CMYK78%, 91%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,676,159
CSS custom property--colour: #3817FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#C7E800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 6.8Medium blue · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 29.4Dark violet · ΔE 32.6Dark orchid · ΔE 44.7Dark blue · ΔE 47.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 6.77, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DEFF17
Analogous#176AFF, #AC17FF
Triadic#FF3817, #17FF38
Split complementary#FFAC17, #6AFF17
Tetradic#FF176A, #DEFF17, #17FFAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E7E3FF
Lighter +30%#BBB0FF
Lighter +20%#8F7DFF
Lighter +10%#644AFF
Darker −10%#2000E3
Darker −20%#1900B0
Darker −30%#12007D
Darker −40%#0B004A
More saturated +25%#3817FF
Less saturated −25%#4D34E2

Channel breakdown

R56
G23
B255
Red56 (22%)
Green23 (9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue248.53°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 17 · B FF

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