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Recognised as Colour

#3A49EC

  • #3A49EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3A49EC is a blue with RGB values 58, 73, 236 and HSL 235°, 82%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3A49EC#3A49EC
HEX#3A49EC
RGBrgb(58, 73, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.2863, 0.9255
RGB percentages22.7%, 28.6%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(234.9, 82.4%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.9, 75.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK75.4%, 69.1%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,820,012
CSS custom property--colour: #3A49EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#C5B613

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007695no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.5Medium blue · ΔE 25.5Dark orchid · ΔE 28.2Slate blue · ΔE 28.8Royal blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECDD3A
Analogous#3AA2EC, #843AEC
Triadic#EC3A49, #49EC3A
Split complementary#EC843A, #A2EC3A
Tetradic#EC3AA2, #ECDD3A, #3AEC84

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F5FE
Lighter +30%#C6CAF9
Lighter +20%#979FF5
Lighter +10%#6974F0
Darker −10%#1526DE
Darker −20%#111EAF
Darker −30%#0C1681
Darker −40%#080E52
More saturated +25%#2739FF
Less saturated −25%#555FD1

Channel breakdown

R58
G73
B236
Red58 (22.7%)
Green73 (28.6%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue234.94°
Saturation (HSL)82.41%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 49 · B EC

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