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Recognised as Colour

#3924C2

  • #3924C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3924C2 is a blue with RGB values 57, 36, 194 and HSL 248°, 69%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3924C2#3924C2
HEX#3924C2
RGBrgb(57, 36, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.1412, 0.7608
RGB percentages22.4%, 14.1%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(248, 68.7%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248, 81.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK70.6%, 81.4%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,744,962
CSS custom property--colour: #3924C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06027WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#C6DB3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005675no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.8Medium blue · ΔE 19Blue violet · ΔE 19.6Navy · ΔE 22.2Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4Dark violet · ΔE 24.5
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ADC224
Analogous#245EC2, #8824C2
Triadic#C23924, #24C239
Split complementary#C28824, #5EC224
Tetradic#C2245E, #ADC224, #24C288

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6BFF3
Lighter +30%#9F94EB
Lighter +20%#7969E3
Lighter +10%#533EDB
Darker −10%#2C1C97
Darker −20%#20146C
Darker −30%#130C41
Darker −40%#060416
More saturated +25%#2407DF
Less saturated −25%#4E41A5

Channel breakdown

R57
G36
B194
Red57 (22.4%)
Green36 (14.1%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue247.97°
Saturation (HSL)68.7%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 24 · B C2

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