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Recognised as Colour

#3954F6

  • #3954F6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3954F6 is a blue with RGB values 57, 84, 246 and HSL 231°, 91%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3954F6#3954F6
HEX#3954F6
RGBrgb(57, 84, 246)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3294, 0.9647
RGB percentages22.4%, 32.9%, 96.5%
HSLhsl(231.4, 91.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.4, 76.8%, 96.5%)
CMYK76.8%, 65.9%, 0%, 3.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,757,302
CSS custom property--colour: #3954F6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13864WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.57:1
Contrast with white5.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#C6AB09

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FF3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00809Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.2Blue violet · ΔE 25.6Royal blue · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 27.4Medium blue · ΔE 29.8Dark orchid · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.22, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F6DB39
Analogous#39B3F6, #7D39F6
Triadic#F63954, #54F639
Split complementary#F67D39, #B2F639
Tetradic#F639B2, #F6DB39, #39F67D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#CBD2FD
Lighter +20%#9BA8FA
Lighter +10%#6A7EF8
Darker −10%#0B2CF1
Darker −20%#0923C0
Darker −30%#071A8F
Darker −40%#04115F
More saturated +25%#304EFF
Less saturated −25%#5366DC

Channel breakdown

R57
G84
B246
Red57 (22.4%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue246 (96.5%)
Hue231.43°
Saturation (HSL)91.3%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 54 · B F6

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