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Recognised as Colour

#3A329E

  • #3A329E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#3A329E is a blue with RGB values 58, 50, 158 and HSL 244°, 52%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#3A329E#3A329E
HEX#3A329E
RGBrgb(58, 50, 158)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.1961, 0.6196
RGB percentages22.7%, 19.6%, 62%
HSLhsl(244.4, 51.9%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(244.4, 68.4%, 62%)
CMYK63.3%, 68.4%, 0%, 38%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,814,046
CSS custom property--colour: #3A329E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.86:1
Contrast with white9.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#C5CD61

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0047A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003F9Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Tritanopia#004E64no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 13Midnight blue · ΔE 15.7Slate blue · ΔE 16.8Indigo · ΔE 17.7Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.8Navy · ΔE 20.3
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#969E32
Analogous#32609E, #70329E
Triadic#9E3A32, #329E3A
Split complementary#9E7032, #609E32
Tetradic#9E3260, #969E32, #329E70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B8B5E7
Lighter +30%#948EDB
Lighter +20%#6F67CF
Lighter +10%#4A40C3
Darker −10%#2C2677
Darker −20%#1E1951
Darker −30%#0F0D2A
Darker −40%#010103
More saturated +25%#2418B8
Less saturated −25%#504C84

Channel breakdown

R58
G50
B158
Red58 (22.7%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue158 (62%)
Hue244.44°
Saturation (HSL)51.92%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 32 · B 9E

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