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Recognised as Colour

#3952EB

  • #3952EB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3952EB is a blue with RGB values 57, 82, 235 and HSL 232°, 82%, 57%. 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

#3952EB#3952EB
HEX#3952EB
RGBrgb(57, 82, 235)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3216, 0.9216
RGB percentages22.4%, 32.2%, 92.2%
HSLhsl(231.6, 81.7%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.6, 75.7%, 92.2%)
CMYK75.7%, 65.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,756,779
CSS custom property--colour: #3952EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12903WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.87:1
Contrast with white5.87:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C6AD14

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CE8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007B97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.58:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.1Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Slate blue · ΔE 23Blue violet · ΔE 27Dark orchid · ΔE 29.2Dark blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EBD239
Analogous#39ABEB, #7939EB
Triadic#EB3952, #52EB39
Split complementary#EB7939, #ABEB39
Tetradic#EB39AB, #EBD239, #39EB79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F4FE
Lighter +30%#C4CBF9
Lighter +20%#96A3F4
Lighter +10%#677AF0
Darker −10%#1632DB
Darker −20%#1127AD
Darker −30%#0D1D7E
Darker −40%#081250
More saturated +25%#2544FF
Less saturated −25%#5466D0

Channel breakdown

R57
G82
B235
Red57 (22.4%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue235 (92.2%)
Hue231.57°
Saturation (HSL)81.65%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 52 · B EB

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