Colour

#3B29EB

#3B29EB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3B29EB is a blue with RGB values 59, 41, 235 and HSL 246°, 83%, 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

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HEX#3B29EB

RGBrgb(59, 41, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.1608, 0.9216

RGB percentages23.1%, 16.1%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(245.6, 82.9%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.6, 82.6%, 92.2%)

CMYK74.9%, 82.6%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,877,355

CSS custom property--colour: #3B29EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08514WCAG 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 7.77:1

Contrast with white7.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#C4D614

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0049E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original

Tritanopia#00688Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 100.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.3 Blue violet · ΔE 19.3 Blue · ΔE 21.5 Dark violet · ΔE 24.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.9 Dark blue · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D9EB29

Analogous#2978EB, #9C29EB

Triadic#EB3B29, #29EB3B

Split complementary#EB9C29, #78EB29

Tetradic#EB2978, #D9EB29, #29EB9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E6E4FC

Lighter +30%#BBB5F8

Lighter +20%#9086F4

Lighter +10%#6658EF

Darker −10%#2513CE

Darker −20%#1C0F9F

Darker −30%#140B70

Darker −40%#0C0642

More saturated +25%#2B15FF

Less saturated −25%#5346CE

Channel breakdown

R59

G41

B235

Red59 (23.1%)

Green41 (16.1%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue245.57°

Saturation (HSL)82.91%

Lightness54.12%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 29 · B EB

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Colour values

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