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Recognised as Colour

#3A45E6

  • #3A45E6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#3A45E6 is a blue with RGB values 58, 69, 230 and HSL 236°, 77%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3A45E6#3A45E6
HEX#3A45E6
RGBrgb(58, 69, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2706, 0.902
RGB percentages22.7%, 27.1%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(236.2, 77.5%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.2, 74.8%, 90.2%)
CMYK74.8%, 70%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,818,982
CSS custom property--colour: #3A45E6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10869WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4E4E4E
Inverted#C5BA19

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#007291no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Medium blue · ΔE 24.8Dark orchid · ΔE 27.3Dark blue · ΔE 28Slate blue · ΔE 28.2
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 21.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6DB3A
Analogous#3A9BE6, #853AE6
Triadic#E63A45, #45E63A
Split complementary#E6853A, #9BE63A
Tetradic#E63A9B, #E6DB3A, #3AE685

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF0FD
Lighter +30%#C2C5F7
Lighter +20%#959AF1
Lighter +10%#6770EC
Darker −10%#1B26D2
Darker −20%#151EA5
Darker −30%#0F1678
Darker −40%#090E4B
More saturated +25%#212FFF
Less saturated −25%#565DCA

Channel breakdown

R58
G69
B230
Red58 (22.7%)
Green69 (27.1%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue236.16°
Saturation (HSL)77.48%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 45 · B E6

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