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Colour

#3835A5

  • #3835A5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#3835A5 is a blue with RGB values 56, 53, 165 and HSL 242°, 51%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#3835A5#3835A5
HEX#3835A5
RGBrgb(56, 53, 165)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2078, 0.6471
RGB percentages22%, 20.8%, 64.7%
HSLhsl(241.6, 51.4%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.6, 67.9%, 64.7%)
CMYK66.1%, 67.9%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,683,749
CSS custom property--colour: #3835A5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06104WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness75.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.46:1
Contrast with white9.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#C7CA5A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004BA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041A3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005368no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 65.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 14.5Slate blue · ΔE 15.8Midnight blue · ΔE 18Indigo · ΔE 18.7Navy · ΔE 20.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A2A535
Analogous#356AA5, #7035A5
Triadic#A53835, #35A538
Split complementary#A57035, #6AA535
Tetradic#A5356A, #A2A535, #35A570

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEBCEA
Lighter +30%#9896DD
Lighter +20%#726FD1
Lighter +10%#4C49C4
Darker −10%#2B297E
Darker −20%#1E1C58
Darker −30%#111031
Darker −40%#04030B
More saturated +25%#1E1AC0
Less saturated −25%#52508A

Channel breakdown

R56
G53
B165
Red56 (22%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue165 (64.7%)
Hue241.61°
Saturation (HSL)51.38%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 35 · B A5

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