Colour

#3834FF

#3834FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3834FF is a blue with RGB values 56, 52, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3834FF#3834FF

HEX#3834FF

RGBrgb(56, 52, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2039, 1

RGB percentages22%, 20.4%, 100%

HSLhsl(241.2, 100%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 79.6%, 100%)

CMYK78%, 79.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,683,583

CSS custom property--colour: #3834FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.77:1

Contrast with white6.77:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#C7CB00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original

Tritanopia#00759Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.1:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.9 Blue · ΔE 18.4 Blue violet · ΔE 22.9 Dark violet · ΔE 28.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.3 Dark blue · ΔE 40.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FBFF34

Analogous#3495FF, #9E34FF

Triadic#FF3834, #34FF38

Split complementary#FF9E34, #95FF34

Tetradic#FF3495, #FBFF34, #34FF9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CECDFF

Lighter +20%#9C9AFF

Lighter +10%#6A67FF

Darker −10%#0601FF

Darker −20%#0400CD

Darker −30%#03009A

Darker −40%#020067

More saturated +25%#3834FF

Less saturated −25%#504DE6

Channel breakdown

R56

G52

B255

Red56 (22%)

Green52 (20.4%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue241.18°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 34 · B FF

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