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Colour

#3950EF

  • #3950EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3950EF is a blue with RGB values 57, 80, 239 and HSL 232°, 85%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3950EF#3950EF
HEX#3950EF
RGBrgb(57, 80, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3137, 0.9373
RGB percentages22.4%, 31.4%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(232.4, 85%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.4, 76.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK76.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,756,271
CSS custom property--colour: #3950EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.89:1
Contrast with white5.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#C6AF10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007B99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.57:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 25.1Slate blue · ΔE 26.1Royal blue · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1Medium blue · ΔE 29.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD839
Analogous#39ABEF, #7D39EF
Triadic#EF3950, #50EF39
Split complementary#EF7D39, #ABEF39
Tetradic#EF39AB, #EFD839, #39EF7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F7FE
Lighter +30%#C7CDFA
Lighter +20%#97A3F7
Lighter +10%#687AF3
Darker −10%#122DE3
Darker −20%#0F23B3
Darker −30%#0B1A84
Darker −40%#071155
More saturated +25%#2944FF
Less saturated −25%#5464D4

Channel breakdown

R57
G80
B239
Red57 (22.4%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue232.42°
Saturation (HSL)85.05%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 50 · B EF

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