Colour

#3948D8

#3948D8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3948D8 is a blue with RGB values 57, 72, 216 and HSL 234°, 67%, 54%. 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 slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3948D8

RGBrgb(57, 72, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.2824, 0.8471

RGB percentages22.4%, 28.2%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(234.3, 67.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.3, 73.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK73.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,754,200

CSS custom property--colour: #3948D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10462WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.79:1

Contrast with white6.79:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#C6B727

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063DCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006F8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7 Slate blue · ΔE 19.8 Royal blue · ΔE 21.3 Dark blue · ΔE 25.9 Blue violet · ΔE 27.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D8C939

Analogous#3997D8, #7939D8

Triadic#D83948, #48D839

Split complementary#D87A39, #98D839

Tetradic#D83998, #D8C939, #39D87A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E3E6FA

Lighter +30%#B9BEF1

Lighter +20%#8E97E9

Lighter +10%#646FE0

Darker −10%#2533B9

Darker −20%#1C278F

Darker −30%#141B64

Darker −40%#0B103A

More saturated +25%#1B30F6

Less saturated −25%#5760BA

Channel breakdown

R57

G72

B216

Red57 (22.4%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue234.34°

Saturation (HSL)67.09%

Lightness53.53%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 39 · G 48 · B D8

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Colour values

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