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Recognised as Colour

#3855FF

  • #3855FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3855FF is a blue with RGB values 56, 85, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3855FF#3855FF
HEX#3855FF
RGBrgb(56, 85, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3333, 1
RGB percentages22%, 33.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.3, 100%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 78%, 100%)
CMYK78%, 66.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,692,031
CSS custom property--colour: #3855FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14558WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.37:1
Contrast with white5.37:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#C7AA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0084A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.91:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.9Medium blue · ΔE 28Royal blue · ΔE 30.8Slate blue · ΔE 31.4Dark orchid · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE238
Analogous#38B8FF, #7F38FF
Triadic#FF3855, #55FF38
Split complementary#FF7F38, #B8FF38
Tetradic#FF38B8, #FFE238, #38FF7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1D8FF
Lighter +20%#9EACFF
Lighter +10%#6B81FF
Darker −10%#0529FF
Darker −20%#001ED1
Darker −30%#00179E
Darker −40%#00106B
More saturated +25%#3855FF
Less saturated −25%#5167E6

Channel breakdown

R56
G85
B255
Red56 (22%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.26°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 38 · G 55 · B FF

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