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Colour

#3A36D2

  • #3A36D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#3A36D2 is a blue with RGB values 58, 54, 210 and HSL 242°, 63%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3A36D2#3A36D2
HEX#3A36D2
RGBrgb(58, 54, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2118, 0.8235
RGB percentages22.7%, 21.2%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(241.5, 63.4%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.5, 74.3%, 82.4%)
CMYK72.4%, 74.3%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,815,122
CSS custom property--colour: #3A36D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08191WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#C5C92D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006482no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 22Medium blue · ΔE 22.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4Dark orchid · ΔE 24.9Navy · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 20.58, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CED236
Analogous#3680D2, #8836D2
Triadic#D23A36, #36D23A
Split complementary#D28836, #80D236
Tetradic#D23680, #CED236, #36D288

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDDDF7
Lighter +30%#B5B3EE
Lighter +20%#8C89E5
Lighter +10%#6360DB
Darker −10%#2A27AE
Darker −20%#201E84
Darker −30%#16145B
Darker −40%#0C0B31
More saturated +25%#1D17F1
Less saturated −25%#5755B3

Channel breakdown

R58
G54
B210
Red58 (22.7%)
Green54 (21.2%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue241.54°
Saturation (HSL)63.41%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 36 · B D2

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