Recognised as Colour

#3914C3

#3914C3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3914C3 is a blue with RGB values 57, 20, 195 and HSL 253°, 81%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3914C3

RGBrgb(57, 20, 195)

RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.0784, 0.7647

RGB percentages22.4%, 7.8%, 76.5%

HSLhsl(252.7, 81.4%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(252.7, 89.7%, 76.5%)

CMYK70.8%, 89.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,740,867

CSS custom property--colour: #3914C3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness74.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.18:1

Contrast with white10.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#292929

Inverted#C6EB3C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0048C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#003AC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Tritanopia#005273no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text10.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.1 Blue violet · ΔE 18 Dark blue · ΔE 21 Dark violet · ΔE 22 Navy · ΔE 26.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#9EC314

Analogous#1446C3, #9114C3

Triadic#C33914, #14C339

Split complementary#C39114, #46C314

Tetradic#C31446, #9EC314, #14C391

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BCACF7

Lighter +30%#977EF2

Lighter +20%#7150ED

Lighter +10%#4C22E8

Darker −10%#2B0F95

Darker −20%#1E0B66

Darker −30%#100638

Darker −40%#03010A

More saturated +25%#2D00D7

Less saturated −25%#492FA8

Channel breakdown

R57

G20

B195

Red57 (22.4%)

Green20 (7.8%)

Blue195 (76.5%)

Hue252.69°

Saturation (HSL)81.4%

Lightness42.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 39 · G 14 · B C3

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Colour values

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