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Recognised as Colour

#3B09DC

  • #3B09DC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3B09DC is a blue with RGB values 59, 9, 220 and HSL 254°, 92%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3B09DC#3B09DC
HEX#3B09DC
RGBrgb(59, 9, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.0353, 0.8627
RGB percentages23.1%, 3.5%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(254.2, 92.1%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.2, 95.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK73.2%, 95.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,869,148
CSS custom property--colour: #3B09DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.3:1
Contrast with white9.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#C4F623

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003ED9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#005B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6Blue · ΔE 18.8Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 24Dark blue · ΔE 33.9Dark orchid · ΔE 34.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AADC09
Analogous#0940DC, #A509DC
Triadic#DC3B09, #09DC3B
Split complementary#DCA509, #40DC09
Tetradic#DC0940, #AADC09, #09DCA5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C6B5FC
Lighter +30%#A084FA
Lighter +20%#7A53F8
Lighter +10%#5422F6
Darker −10%#2E07AB
Darker −20%#21057A
Darker −30%#140349
Darker −40%#060118
More saturated +25%#3600E5
Less saturated −25%#4A26BF

Channel breakdown

R59
G9
B220
Red59 (23.1%)
Green9 (3.5%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue254.22°
Saturation (HSL)92.14%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 09 · B DC

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