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Recognised as Colour

#3A2ECE

  • #3A2ECE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#3A2ECE is a blue with RGB values 58, 46, 206 and HSL 245°, 63%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3A2ECE#3A2ECE
HEX#3A2ECE
RGBrgb(58, 46, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1804, 0.8078
RGB percentages22.7%, 18%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(244.5, 63.5%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.5, 77.7%, 80.8%)
CMYK71.8%, 77.7%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,813,070
CSS custom property--colour: #3A2ECE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0731WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#C5D131

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#005F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 19.1Medium blue · ΔE 19.3Dark blue · ΔE 21.1Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Dark violet · ΔE 25Navy · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2CE2E
Analogous#2E72CE, #8A2ECE
Triadic#CE3A2E, #2ECE3A
Split complementary#CE8A2E, #72CE2E
Tetradic#CE2E72, #C2CE2E, #2ECE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D3F5
Lighter +30%#AEA9EC
Lighter +20%#877FE3
Lighter +10%#6056D9
Darker −10%#2E25A4
Darker −20%#231B7B
Darker −30%#171251
Darker −40%#0B0927
More saturated +25%#1F0FEE
Less saturated −25%#554EAF

Channel breakdown

R58
G46
B206
Red58 (22.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue244.5°
Saturation (HSL)63.49%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 2E · B CE

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