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Recognised as Colour

#3B00F2

  • #3B00F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3B00F2 is a blue with RGB values 59, 0, 242 and HSL 255°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3B00F2#3B00F2
HEX#3B00F2
RGBrgb(59, 0, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0, 0.949
RGB percentages23.1%, 0%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(254.6, 100%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 100%, 94.9%)
CMYK75.6%, 100%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,866,866
CSS custom property--colour: #3B00F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07341WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1E1E1E
Inverted#C4FF0D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00648Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.2Medium blue · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 27.9Dark violet · ΔE 30.5Dark orchid · ΔE 43Dark blue · ΔE 44.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.17, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B7F200
Analogous#003EF2, #B400F2
Triadic#F23B00, #00F23B
Split complementary#F2B400, #3EF200
Tetradic#F2003E, #B7F200, #00F2B4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFBFFF
Lighter +30%#A88CFF
Lighter +20%#8159FF
Lighter +10%#5B26FF
Darker −10%#2F00BF
Darker −20%#22008C
Darker −30%#160059
Darker −40%#090026
More saturated +25%#3B00F2
Less saturated −25%#4A1ED4

Channel breakdown

R59
G0
B242
Red59 (23.1%)
Green0 (0%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue254.63°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 00 · B F2

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