Recognised as Colour

#3945FF

#3945FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3945FF is a blue with RGB values 57, 69, 255 and HSL 236°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3945FF#3945FF

HEX#3945FF

RGBrgb(57, 69, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.2706, 1

RGB percentages22.4%, 27.1%, 100%

HSLhsl(236.4, 100%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 77.6%, 100%)

CMYK77.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,753,471

CSS custom property--colour: #3945FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12346WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#505050

Inverted#C6BA00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007B9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.4 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3 Blue · ΔE 28.5 Dark violet · ΔE 28.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFF339

Analogous#39A8FF, #9039FF

Triadic#FF3945, #45FF39

Split complementary#FF9039, #A8FF39

Tetradic#FF39A8, #FFF339, #39FF90

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D2D5FF

Lighter +20%#9FA5FF

Lighter +10%#6C75FF

Darker −10%#0615FF

Darker −20%#000DD2

Darker −30%#000A9F

Darker −40%#00076C

More saturated +25%#3945FF

Less saturated −25%#525BE6

Channel breakdown

R57

G69

B255

Red57 (22.4%)

Green69 (27.1%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue236.36°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 39 · G 45 · B FF

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