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Recognised as Colour

#39258A

  • #39258A
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Midnight blue

#39258A is a blue with RGB values 57, 37, 138 and HSL 252°, 58%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Midnight blue.

Colour values

#39258A#39258A
HEX#39258A
RGBrgb(57, 37, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.1451, 0.5412
RGB percentages22.4%, 14.5%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(251.9, 57.7%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.9, 73.2%, 54.1%)
CMYK58.7%, 73.2%, 0%, 45.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,745,162
CSS custom property--colour: #39258A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness62.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.63:1
Contrast with white11.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C6DA75

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003B8Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#003588no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0E4055no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Midnight blue · ΔE 10.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 12.1Indigo · ΔE 14.5Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.4Navy · ΔE 18.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.1
Nearest named CSS colourMidnight blue (#191970)ΔE 10.41, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#768A25
Analogous#25438A, #6C258A
Triadic#8A3925, #258A39
Split complementary#8A6C25, #438A25
Tetradic#8A2543, #768A25, #258A6C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#A798E3
Lighter +30%#846FD9
Lighter +20%#6247CE
Lighter +10%#4A30B2
Darker −10%#281A62
Darker −20%#180F3A
Darker −30%#070511
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#2C0FA0
Less saturated −25%#463B74

Channel breakdown

R57
G37
B138
Red57 (22.4%)
Green37 (14.5%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue251.88°
Saturation (HSL)57.71%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 25 · B 8A

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