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Recognised as Colour

#3A3AE3

  • #3A3AE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3A3AE3 is a blue with RGB values 58, 58, 227 and HSL 240°, 75%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3A3AE3#3A3AE3
HEX#3A3AE3
RGBrgb(58, 58, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2275, 0.8902
RGB percentages22.7%, 22.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(240, 75.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 74.4%, 89%)
CMYK74.4%, 74.4%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,816,163
CSS custom property--colour: #3A3AE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09472WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness94.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.26:1
Contrast with white7.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#C5C51C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FE8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004EE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006C8Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.89:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 26.1Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3Dark blue · ΔE 27.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3E33A
Analogous#3A8FE3, #8F3AE3
Triadic#E33A3A, #3AE33A
Split complementary#E38F3A, #8FE33A
Tetradic#E33A8F, #E3E33A, #3AE38F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEDFC
Lighter +30%#C0C0F6
Lighter +20%#9393F0
Lighter +10%#6767E9
Darker −10%#1D1DCD
Darker −20%#1717A0
Darker −30%#101074
Darker −40%#0A0A47
More saturated +25%#1E1EFF
Less saturated −25%#5656C7

Channel breakdown

R58
G58
B227
Red58 (22.7%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)75.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 3A · B E3

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