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Recognised as Colour

#3838DD

  • #3838DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#3838DD is a blue with RGB values 56, 56, 221 and HSL 240°, 71%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3838DD#3838DD
HEX#3838DD
RGBrgb(56, 56, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2196, 0.8667
RGB percentages22%, 22%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(240, 70.8%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 74.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK74.7%, 74.7%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,684,573
CSS custom property--colour: #3838DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.56:1
Contrast with white7.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#C7C722

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006988no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.78:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.3Medium blue · ΔE 19.5Dark blue · ΔE 25.5Dark violet · ΔE 26.3Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDDD38
Analogous#388BDD, #8B38DD
Triadic#DD3838, #38DD38
Split complementary#DD8B38, #8BDD38
Tetradic#DD388B, #DDDD38, #38DD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6E6FB
Lighter +30%#BBBBF3
Lighter +20%#8F8FEC
Lighter +10%#6464E4
Darker −10%#2121C1
Darker −20%#1A1A95
Darker −30%#12126A
Darker −40%#0B0B3E
More saturated +25%#1B1BFA
Less saturated −25%#5555C0

Channel breakdown

R56
G56
B221
Red56 (22%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)70.82%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 38 · B DD

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