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Recognised as Colour

#3822CE

  • #3822CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3822CE is a blue with RGB values 56, 34, 206 and HSL 248°, 72%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3822CE#3822CE
HEX#3822CE
RGBrgb(56, 34, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1333, 0.8078
RGB percentages22%, 13.3%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(247.7, 71.7%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 83.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK72.8%, 83.5%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,678,926
CSS custom property--colour: #3822CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06441WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#C7DD31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FD3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005A7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.9Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Dark violet · ΔE 22.9Dark blue · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7Navy · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8CE22
Analogous#2262CE, #8E22CE
Triadic#CE3822, #22CE38
Split complementary#CE8E22, #62CE22
Tetradic#CE2262, #B8CE22, #22CE8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC6F6
Lighter +30%#A59BEE
Lighter +20%#7E6FE7
Lighter +10%#5743E0
Darker −10%#2C1BA2
Darker −20%#201476
Darker −30%#140C4B
Darker −40%#08051F
More saturated +25%#2204EC
Less saturated −25%#4E40B0

Channel breakdown

R56
G34
B206
Red56 (22%)
Green34 (13.3%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue247.67°
Saturation (HSL)71.67%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 22 · B CE

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