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Recognised as Colour

#3906F2

  • #3906F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3906F2 is a blue with RGB values 57, 6, 242 and HSL 253°, 95%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3906F2#3906F2
HEX#3906F2
RGBrgb(57, 6, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.0235, 0.949
RGB percentages22.4%, 2.4%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(253, 95.2%, 48.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253, 97.5%, 94.9%)
CMYK76.4%, 97.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,737,330
CSS custom property--colour: #3906F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07411WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#222222
Inverted#C6F90D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00658Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.7Medium blue · ΔE 14.3Blue violet · ΔE 27.4Dark violet · ΔE 30.2Dark orchid · ΔE 42.5Dark blue · ΔE 44
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.73, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFF206
Analogous#0649F2, #AF06F2
Triadic#F23906, #06F239
Split complementary#F2AF06, #49F206
Tetradic#F20649, #BFF206, #06F2AF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2C6FE
Lighter +30%#AB95FC
Lighter +20%#8463FB
Lighter +10%#5C31FA
Darker −10%#2D05C0
Darker −20%#22048E
Darker −30%#16025D
Darker −40%#0A012B
More saturated +25%#3600F8
Less saturated −25%#4B25D3

Channel breakdown

R57
G6
B242
Red57 (22.4%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue252.97°
Saturation (HSL)95.16%
Lightness48.63%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 06 · B F2

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