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Recognised as Colour

#394FE2

  • #394FE2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#394FE2 is a blue with RGB values 57, 79, 226 and HSL 232°, 74%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#394FE2#394FE2
HEX#394FE2
RGBrgb(57, 79, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3098, 0.8863
RGB percentages22.4%, 31%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(232.2, 74.4%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.2, 74.8%, 88.6%)
CMYK74.8%, 65%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,756,002
CSS custom property--colour: #394FE2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.19:1
Contrast with white6.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#C6B01D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069E7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007692no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.39:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 28Dark orchid · ΔE 28.7Dark blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2CC39
Analogous#39A3E2, #7739E2
Triadic#E2394F, #4FE239
Split complementary#E27839, #A3E239
Tetradic#E239A4, #E2CC39, #39E278

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEDFC
Lighter +30%#BEC6F6
Lighter +20%#929EEF
Lighter +10%#6577E9
Darker −10%#1E34CA
Darker −20%#17299E
Darker −30%#111D71
Darker −40%#0A1245
More saturated +25%#1D3AFE
Less saturated −25%#5564C6

Channel breakdown

R57
G79
B226
Red57 (22.4%)
Green79 (31%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue232.19°
Saturation (HSL)74.45%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 4F · B E2

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