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Recognised as Colour

#3A2ED3

  • #3A2ED3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3A2ED3 is a blue with RGB values 58, 46, 211 and HSL 244°, 65%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3A2ED3#3A2ED3
HEX#3A2ED3
RGBrgb(58, 46, 211)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1804, 0.8275
RGB percentages22.7%, 18%, 82.7%
HSLhsl(244.4, 65.2%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 78.2%, 82.7%)
CMYK72.5%, 78.2%, 0%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,813,075
CSS custom property--colour: #3A2ED3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07557WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#C5D12C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055D8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006180no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.2Dark blue · ΔE 22.9Dark violet · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Navy · ΔE 27.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7D32E
Analogous#2E75D3, #8D2ED3
Triadic#D33A2E, #2ED33A
Split complementary#D38D2E, #74D32E
Tetradic#D32E74, #C7D32E, #2ED38D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D7F6
Lighter +30%#B1ACEE
Lighter +20%#8982E5
Lighter +10%#6258DC
Darker −10%#2E24AA
Darker −20%#221B80
Darker −30%#171256
Darker −40%#0C092C
More saturated +25%#1F0EF3
Less saturated −25%#554EB3

Channel breakdown

R58
G46
B211
Red58 (22.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue211 (82.7%)
Hue244.36°
Saturation (HSL)65.22%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 2E · B D3

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