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Recognised as Colour

#3912EA

  • #3912EA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3912EA is a blue with RGB values 57, 18, 234 and HSL 251°, 86%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3912EA#3912EA
HEX#3912EA
RGBrgb(57, 18, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.0706, 0.9176
RGB percentages22.4%, 7.1%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(250.8, 85.7%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 92.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK75.6%, 92.3%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,740,394
CSS custom property--colour: #3912EA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07243WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.58:1
Contrast with white8.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#C6ED15

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055EFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00638Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 9.8Blue · ΔE 14Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Dark violet · ΔE 26.9Dark orchid · ΔE 38Dark blue · ΔE 38.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C3EA12
Analogous#1257EA, #A512EA
Triadic#EA3912, #12EA39
Split complementary#EAA512, #57EA12
Tetradic#EA1257, #C3EA12, #12EAA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5CDFB
Lighter +30%#AE9DF8
Lighter +20%#866EF4
Lighter +10%#5F3FF0
Darker −10%#2D0EBB
Darker −20%#220B8B
Darker −30%#16075C
Darker −40%#0B032D
More saturated +25%#2D00FC
Less saturated −25%#4D31CB

Channel breakdown

R57
G18
B234
Red57 (22.4%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue250.83°
Saturation (HSL)85.71%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 12 · B EA

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