Recognised as Colour

#3B24EF

#3B24EF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3B24EF is a blue with RGB values 59, 36, 239 and HSL 247°, 86%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3B24EF#3B24EF

HEX#3B24EF

RGBrgb(59, 36, 239)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1412, 0.9373

RGB percentages23.1%, 14.1%, 93.7%

HSLhsl(246.8, 86.4%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 84.9%, 93.7%)

CMYK75.3%, 84.9%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,876,079

CSS custom property--colour: #3B24EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.82:1

Contrast with white7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#C4DB10

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0048ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original

Tritanopia#00698Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.4 Blue · ΔE 17.6 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Dark violet · ΔE 26 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.6 Dark blue · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D8EF24

Analogous#2472EF, #A024EF

Triadic#EF3B24, #24EF3B

Split complementary#EFA124, #72EF24

Tetradic#EF2473, #D8EF24, #24EFA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E5E2FD

Lighter +30%#BBB3F9

Lighter +20%#9083F6

Lighter +10%#6654F2

Darker −10%#250FD1

Darker −20%#1D0CA1

Darker −30%#140872

Darker −40%#0C0542

More saturated +25%#2F14FF

Less saturated −25%#5241D2

Channel breakdown

R59

G36

B239

Red59 (23.1%)

Green36 (14.1%)

Blue239 (93.7%)

Hue246.8°

Saturation (HSL)86.38%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 24 · B EF

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