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Recognised as Colour

#3839EA

  • #3839EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3839EA is a blue with RGB values 56, 57, 234 and HSL 240°, 81%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3839EA#3839EA
HEX#3839EA
RGBrgb(56, 57, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.2235, 0.9176
RGB percentages22%, 22.4%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(239.7, 80.9%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.7, 76.1%, 91.8%)
CMYK76.1%, 75.6%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,684,842
CSS custom property--colour: #3839EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09708WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#C7C615

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.4Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Dark violet · ΔE 26Dark orchid · ΔE 29.3Dark blue · ΔE 30.2Blue · ΔE 30.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAE938
Analogous#3892EA, #9038EA
Triadic#EA3839, #39EA38
Split complementary#EA9038, #92EA38
Tetradic#EA3892, #EAE938, #38EA90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F1FD
Lighter +30%#C2C3F9
Lighter +20%#9495F4
Lighter +10%#6667EF
Darker −10%#1718D8
Darker −20%#1213AA
Darker −30%#0D0E7C
Darker −40%#08094E
More saturated +25%#2324FF
Less saturated −25%#5454CF

Channel breakdown

R56
G57
B234
Red56 (22%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue239.66°
Saturation (HSL)80.91%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 39 · B EA

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