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Colour

#3A04E1

  • #3A04E1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3A04E1 is a blue with RGB values 58, 4, 225 and HSL 255°, 97%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3A04E1#3A04E1
HEX#3A04E1
RGBrgb(58, 4, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.0157, 0.8824
RGB percentages22.7%, 1.6%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(254.7, 96.5%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.7, 98.2%, 88.2%)
CMYK74.2%, 98.2%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,802,337
CSS custom property--colour: #3A04E1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06423WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#C5FB1E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.8Blue · ΔE 15.7Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.5Dark blue · ΔE 36.8Dark orchid · ΔE 36.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.81, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ABE104
Analogous#043DE1, #A904E1
Triadic#E13A04, #04E13A
Split complementary#E1A804, #3DE104
Tetradic#E1043C, #ABE104, #04E1A8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6B3FE
Lighter +30%#9F81FD
Lighter +20%#794FFC
Lighter +10%#531DFB
Darker −10%#2D03AF
Darker −20%#20027D
Darker −30%#13014B
Darker −40%#060019
More saturated +25%#3800E5
Less saturated −25%#4921C4

Channel breakdown

R58
G4
B225
Red58 (22.7%)
Green4 (1.6%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue254.66°
Saturation (HSL)96.51%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 04 · B E1

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