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Recognised as Colour

#3825FF

  • #3825FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3825FF is a blue with RGB values 56, 37, 255 and HSL 245°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3825FF#3825FF
HEX#3825FF
RGBrgb(56, 37, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1451, 1
RGB percentages22%, 14.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(245.2, 100%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.2, 85.5%, 100%)
CMYK78%, 85.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,679,743
CSS custom property--colour: #3825FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09384WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.3:1
Contrast with white7.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.88:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C7DA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#007099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.88:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 11.3Medium blue · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 26.3Dark violet · ΔE 30.6Dark orchid · ΔE 41.4Dark blue · ΔE 44.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECFF25
Analogous#257FFF, #A525FF
Triadic#FF3825, #25FF38
Split complementary#FFA525, #7FFF25
Tetradic#FF257F, #ECFF25, #25FFA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F1FF
Lighter +30%#C4BEFF
Lighter +20%#958BFF
Lighter +10%#6758FF
Darker −10%#1500F1
Darker −20%#1100BE
Darker −30%#0C008B
Darker −40%#080058
More saturated +25%#3825FF
Less saturated −25%#4F40E4

Channel breakdown

R56
G37
B255
Red56 (22%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue245.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 25 · B FF

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