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Recognised as Colour

#3828CD

  • #3828CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3828CD is a blue with RGB values 56, 40, 205 and HSL 246°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3828CD#3828CD
HEX#3828CD
RGBrgb(56, 40, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.1569, 0.8039
RGB percentages22%, 15.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(245.8, 67.3%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 80.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK72.7%, 80.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,680,461
CSS custom property--colour: #3828CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06766WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C7D732

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Dark blue · ΔE 21.5Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Navy · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDCD28
Analogous#286BCD, #8A28CD
Triadic#CD3828, #28CD38
Split complementary#CD8B28, #6BCD28
Tetradic#CD286B, #BDCD28, #28CD8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D0CCF5
Lighter +30%#A9A1ED
Lighter +20%#8177E4
Lighter +10%#5A4CDC
Darker −10%#2C20A2
Darker −20%#211778
Darker −30%#150F4D
Darker −40%#090722
More saturated +25%#1F09EC
Less saturated −25%#5147AE

Channel breakdown

R56
G40
B205
Red56 (22%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue245.82°
Saturation (HSL)67.35%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 28 · B CD

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