Colour

#3861FD

#3861FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3861FD is a blue with RGB values 56, 97, 253 and HSL 228°, 98%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3861FD#3861FD

HEX#3861FD

RGBrgb(56, 97, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.2196, 0.3804, 0.9922

RGB percentages22%, 38%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(227.5, 98%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(227.5, 77.9%, 99.2%)

CMYK77.9%, 61.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,695,101

CSS custom property--colour: #3861FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16482WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.89:1

Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#646464

Inverted#C79E02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0068FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#008AA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.6 Royal blue · ΔE 21.3 Slate blue · ΔE 24.1 Blue violet · ΔE 30.8 Medium purple · ΔE 32.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDD438

Analogous#38C4FD, #7238FD

Triadic#FD3861, #61FD38

Split complementary#FD7138, #C4FD38

Tetradic#FD38C3, #FDD438, #38FD71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CFD9FF

Lighter +20%#9DB1FE

Lighter +10%#6A89FE

Darker −10%#0639FC

Darker −20%#022CCD

Darker −30%#02219A

Darker −40%#011668

More saturated +25%#3660FF

Less saturated −25%#5170E4

Channel breakdown

R56

G97

B253

Red56 (22%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue227.51°

Saturation (HSL)98.01%

Lightness60.59%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 38 · G 61 · B FD

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