Colour

#3A00EE

#3A00EE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#3A00EE is a blue with RGB values 58, 0, 238 and HSL 255°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3A00EE#3A00EE

HEX#3A00EE

RGBrgb(58, 0, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0, 0.9333

RGB percentages22.7%, 0%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(254.6, 100%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 100%, 93.3%)

CMYK75.6%, 100%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,801,326

CSS custom property--colour: #3A00EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07073WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.7:1

Contrast with white8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E

Inverted#C5FF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0054F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#0041EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00628Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.7 Medium blue · ΔE 13.3 Blue violet · ΔE 26.8 Dark violet · ΔE 29.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 41.7 Dark blue · ΔE 43

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.68, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B4EE00

Analogous#003DEE, #B100EE

Triadic#EE3A00, #00EE3A

Split complementary#EEB100, #3DEE00

Tetradic#EE003D, #B4EE00, #00EEB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CCBBFF

Lighter +30%#A588FF

Lighter +20%#7E55FF

Lighter +10%#5822FF

Darker −10%#2E00BB

Darker −20%#210088

Darker −30%#150055

Darker −40%#080022

More saturated +25%#3A00EE

Less saturated −25%#491ED0

Channel breakdown

R58

B238

Red58 (22.7%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue254.62°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 00 · B EE

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