Recognised as Colour

#3A16EF

#3A16EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3A16EF is a blue with RGB values 58, 22, 239 and HSL 250°, 87%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3A16EF#3A16EF

HEX#3A16EF

RGBrgb(58, 22, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.0863, 0.9373

RGB percentages22.7%, 8.6%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(250, 87.1%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250, 90.8%, 93.7%)

CMYK75.7%, 90.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,806,959

CSS custom property--colour: #3A16EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.26:1

Contrast with white8.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#C5E910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058F4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00668Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 107.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.3 Blue · ΔE 12.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Dark violet · ΔE 27.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.9 Dark blue · ΔE 40.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.26, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CBEF16

Analogous#165FEF, #A616EF

Triadic#EF3A16, #16EF3A

Split complementary#EFA616, #5FEF16

Tetradic#EF165F, #CBEF16, #16EFA6

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBD5FC

Lighter +30%#B3A5F9

Lighter +20%#8B75F6

Lighter +10%#6246F2

Darker −10%#2C0DC5

Darker −20%#210A95

Darker −30%#170765

Darker −40%#0C0435

More saturated +25%#2F06FF

Less saturated −25%#4F35D0

Channel breakdown

R58

G22

B239

Red58 (22.7%)

Green22 (8.6%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue249.95°

Saturation (HSL)87.15%

Lightness51.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3A · G 16 · B EF

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