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Recognised as Colour

#3B38ED

  • #3B38ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3B38ED is a blue with RGB values 59, 56, 237 and HSL 241°, 83%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3B38ED#3B38ED
HEX#3B38ED
RGBrgb(59, 56, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2196, 0.9294
RGB percentages23.1%, 22%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(241, 83.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241, 76.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK75.1%, 76.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,881,197
CSS custom property--colour: #3B38ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09873WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.06:1
Contrast with white7.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#C4C712

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0061F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#004FEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006F91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.97:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.5Blue violet · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.6Blue · ΔE 28.5Dark orchid · ΔE 30Dark blue · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EAED38
Analogous#3890ED, #9538ED
Triadic#ED3B38, #38ED3B
Split complementary#ED9538, #90ED38
Tetradic#ED3890, #EAED38, #38ED95

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F3F3FE
Lighter +30%#C5C4FA
Lighter +20%#9796F5
Lighter +10%#6967F1
Darker −10%#1714DE
Darker −20%#1210AF
Darker −30%#0E0C80
Darker −40%#090752
More saturated +25%#2A26FF
Less saturated −25%#5553D2

Channel breakdown

R59
G56
B237
Red59 (23.1%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue240.99°
Saturation (HSL)83.41%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 38 · B ED

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