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Colour

#3929D9

  • #3929D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3929D9 is a blue with RGB values 57, 41, 217 and HSL 245°, 70%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3929D9#3929D9
HEX#3929D9
RGBrgb(57, 41, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.1608, 0.851
RGB percentages22.4%, 16.1%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(245.5, 69.8%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.5, 81.1%, 85.1%)
CMYK73.7%, 81.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,746,265
CSS custom property--colour: #3929D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07465WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#C6D626

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006183no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 12.5Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Dark blue · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 27.9Blue · ΔE 29.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 12.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C9D929
Analogous#2971D9, #9129D9
Triadic#D93929, #29D939
Split complementary#D99129, #71D929
Tetradic#D92971, #C9D929, #29D991

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D6F8
Lighter +30%#B1ABF0
Lighter +20%#8980E8
Lighter +10%#6154E1
Darker −10%#2C1FB0
Darker −20%#211884
Darker −30%#171059
Darker −40%#0C082E
More saturated +25%#1F09F9
Less saturated −25%#5349BA

Channel breakdown

R57
G41
B217
Red57 (22.4%)
Green41 (16.1%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue245.45°
Saturation (HSL)69.84%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 29 · B D9

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