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Colour

#3951EF

  • #3951EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3951EF is a blue with RGB values 57, 81, 239 and HSL 232°, 85%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3951EF#3951EF
HEX#3951EF
RGBrgb(57, 81, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3176, 0.9373
RGB percentages22.4%, 31.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(232.1, 85%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 76.2%, 93.7%)
CMYK76.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,756,527
CSS custom property--colour: #3951EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.84:1
Contrast with white5.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#C6AE10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007C99no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.6:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.1Royal blue · ΔE 25.5Blue violet · ΔE 25.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.2Medium blue · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 19.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EFD739
Analogous#39ACEF, #7C39EF
Triadic#EF3951, #51EF39
Split complementary#EF7C39, #ACEF39
Tetradic#EF39AC, #EFD739, #39EF7C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F7FE
Lighter +30%#C7CDFA
Lighter +20%#97A4F7
Lighter +10%#687AF3
Darker −10%#122EE3
Darker −20%#0F24B3
Darker −30%#0B1B84
Darker −40%#071155
More saturated +25%#2945FF
Less saturated −25%#5465D4

Channel breakdown

R57
G81
B239
Red57 (22.4%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue232.09°
Saturation (HSL)85.05%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 51 · B EF

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