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Recognised as Colour

#3837FF

  • #3837FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3837FF is a blue with RGB values 56, 55, 255 and HSL 240°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3837FF#3837FF
HEX#3837FF
RGBrgb(56, 55, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2157, 1
RGB percentages22%, 21.6%, 100%
HSLhsl(240.3, 100%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.3, 78.4%, 100%)
CMYK78%, 78.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,684,351
CSS custom property--colour: #3837FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1
Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#C7C800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00769Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.3Blue · ΔE 20Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Dark violet · ΔE 28.5Dark orchid · ΔE 36.4Dark blue · ΔE 39.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFF37
Analogous#379AFF, #9C37FF
Triadic#FF3837, #37FF38
Split complementary#FF9C37, #9AFF37
Tetradic#FF379A, #FEFF37, #37FF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0D0FF
Lighter +20%#9D9DFF
Lighter +10%#6B6AFF
Darker −10%#0504FF
Darker −20%#0100D0
Darker −30%#01009D
Darker −40%#01006A
More saturated +25%#3837FF
Less saturated −25%#5150E6

Channel breakdown

R56
G55
B255
Red56 (22%)
Green55 (21.6%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue240.3°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 37 · B FF

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