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Colour

#3B41A2

  • #3B41A2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3B41A2 is a blue with RGB values 59, 65, 162 and HSL 237°, 47%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3B41A2#3B41A2
HEX#3B41A2
RGBrgb(59, 65, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.2549, 0.6353
RGB percentages23.1%, 25.5%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(236.5, 46.6%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.5, 63.6%, 63.5%)
CMYK63.6%, 59.9%, 0%, 36.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,883,426
CSS custom property--colour: #3B41A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.52:1
Contrast with white8.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#C4BE5D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00596Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.7Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 15.6Midnight blue · ΔE 17.4Royal blue · ΔE 19.5Medium purple · ΔE 24.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A29C3B
Analogous#3B75A2, #683BA2
Triadic#A23B41, #41A23B
Split complementary#A2683B, #75A23B
Tetradic#A23B75, #A29C3B, #3BA268

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C1C3E8
Lighter +30%#9B9FDB
Lighter +20%#767BCD
Lighter +10%#5157BF
Darker −10%#2D327D
Darker −20%#202357
Darker −30%#121432
Darker −40%#05050C
More saturated +25%#1F29BE
Less saturated −25%#575986

Channel breakdown

R59
G65
B162
Red59 (23.1%)
Green65 (25.5%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue236.5°
Saturation (HSL)46.61%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 41 · B A2

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