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Recognised as Colour

#3B1AFD

  • #3B1AFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3B1AFD is a blue with RGB values 59, 26, 253 and HSL 249°, 98%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3B1AFD#3B1AFD
HEX#3B1AFD
RGBrgb(59, 26, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.102, 0.9922
RGB percentages23.1%, 10.2%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(248.7, 98.3%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.7, 89.7%, 99.2%)
CMYK76.7%, 89.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,873,533
CSS custom property--colour: #3B1AFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0876WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.63:1
Contrast with white7.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C4E502

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Tritanopia#006C96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 111.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.5Medium blue · ΔE 16.3Blue violet · ΔE 27.8Dark violet · ΔE 31.3Dark orchid · ΔE 43.1Dark blue · ΔE 45.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.49, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DCFD1A
Analogous#1A6AFD, #AD1AFD
Triadic#FD3B1A, #1AFD3B
Split complementary#FDAD1A, #6AFD1A
Tetradic#FD1A6B, #DCFD1A, #1AFDAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E4FF
Lighter +30%#BDB2FE
Lighter +20%#927FFE
Lighter +10%#664DFD
Darker −10%#2302E2
Darker −20%#1B02AF
Darker −30%#13017D
Darker −40%#0B014A
More saturated +25%#3A18FF
Less saturated −25%#4F37E0

Channel breakdown

R59
G26
B253
Red59 (23.1%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue248.72°
Saturation (HSL)98.27%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 1A · B FD

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