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Recognised as Colour

#3A58FF

  • #3A58FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3A58FF is a blue with RGB values 58, 88, 255 and HSL 231°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3A58FF#3A58FF
HEX#3A58FF
RGBrgb(58, 88, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3451, 1
RGB percentages22.7%, 34.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(230.9, 100%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.9, 77.3%, 100%)
CMYK77.3%, 65.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,823,871
CSS custom property--colour: #3A58FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15099WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.22:1
Contrast with white5.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#C5A700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0063FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.8Blue violet · ΔE 25.8Royal blue · ΔE 28.7Slate blue · ΔE 29.6Medium blue · ΔE 29.9Dark orchid · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE13A
Analogous#3ABBFF, #7E3AFF
Triadic#FF3A58, #58FF3A
Split complementary#FF7E3A, #BBFF3A
Tetradic#FF3ABB, #FFE13A, #3AFF7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3DAFF
Lighter +20%#A0AEFF
Lighter +10%#6D83FF
Darker −10%#072DFF
Darker −20%#0020D3
Darker −30%#0018A0
Darker −40%#00116D
More saturated +25%#3A58FF
Less saturated −25%#5369E6

Channel breakdown

R58
G88
B255
Red58 (22.7%)
Green88 (34.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue230.86°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 58 · B FF

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