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Recognised as Colour

#3934FD

  • #3934FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3934FD is a blue with RGB values 57, 52, 253 and HSL 241°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3934FD#3934FD
HEX#3934FD
RGBrgb(57, 52, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.2039, 0.9922
RGB percentages22.4%, 20.4%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(241.5, 98%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.5, 79.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK77.5%, 79.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,749,117
CSS custom property--colour: #3934FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.81:1
Contrast with white6.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#444444
Inverted#C6CB02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00749Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.08:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.5Blue · ΔE 19.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Dark violet · ΔE 28.1Dark orchid · ΔE 36.4Dark blue · ΔE 39.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.53, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8FD34
Analogous#3493FD, #9E34FD
Triadic#FD3934, #34FD39
Split complementary#FD9E34, #93FD34
Tetradic#FD3493, #F8FD34, #34FD9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#CDCCFE
Lighter +20%#9C99FE
Lighter +10%#6A67FD
Darker −10%#0902FC
Darker −20%#0702C9
Darker −30%#050197
Darker −40%#030164
More saturated +25%#3732FF
Less saturated −25%#514EE3

Channel breakdown

R57
G52
B253
Red57 (22.4%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue241.49°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 34 · B FD

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