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Recognised as Colour

#3B08F2

  • #3B08F2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3B08F2 is a blue with RGB values 59, 8, 242 and HSL 253°, 94%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3B08F2#3B08F2
HEX#3B08F2
RGBrgb(59, 8, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0314, 0.949
RGB percentages23.1%, 3.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(253.1, 93.6%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.1, 96.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK75.6%, 96.7%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,868,914
CSS custom property--colour: #3B08F2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07514WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness88.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.39:1
Contrast with white8.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#242424
Inverted#C4F70D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0057F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00658Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.2Medium blue · ΔE 14.1Blue violet · ΔE 27Dark violet · ΔE 29.8Dark orchid · ΔE 42Dark blue · ΔE 43.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFF208
Analogous#084AF2, #B008F2
Triadic#F23B08, #08F23B
Split complementary#F2B008, #4AF208
Tetradic#F2084A, #BFF208, #08F2B0

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4C9FD
Lighter +30%#AD97FC
Lighter +20%#8666FA
Lighter +10%#5F35F8
Darker −10%#2F06C1
Darker −20%#23058F
Darker −30%#17035E
Darker −40%#0B012D
More saturated +25%#3600FA
Less saturated −25%#4D27D3

Channel breakdown

R59
G8
B242
Red59 (23.1%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue253.08°
Saturation (HSL)93.6%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 08 · B F2

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