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Recognised as Colour

#3934BE

  • #3934BE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3934BE is a blue with RGB values 57, 52, 190 and HSL 242°, 57%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3934BE#3934BE
HEX#3934BE
RGBrgb(57, 52, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.2039, 0.7451
RGB percentages22.4%, 20.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(242.2, 57%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.2, 72.6%, 74.5%)
CMYK70%, 72.6%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,749,054
CSS custom property--colour: #3934BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#C6CB41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#005B76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.9Navy · ΔE 20.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Indigo · ΔE 22Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B9BE34
Analogous#3474BE, #7E34BE
Triadic#BE3934, #34BE39
Split complementary#BE7E34, #74BE34
Tetradic#BE3474, #B9BE34, #34BE7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECDF1
Lighter +30%#A7A5E6
Lighter +20%#807DDB
Lighter +10%#5955D0
Darker −10%#2D2996
Darker −20%#211E6E
Darker −30%#151346
Darker −40%#09081E
More saturated +25%#1D16DC
Less saturated −25%#5552A0

Channel breakdown

R57
G52
B190
Red57 (22.4%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue242.17°
Saturation (HSL)57.02%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 34 · B BE

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