Colour

#3B4CFF

#3B4CFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3B4CFF is a blue with RGB values 59, 76, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3B4CFF#3B4CFF

HEX#3B4CFF

RGBrgb(59, 76, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.298, 1

RGB percentages23.1%, 29.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(234.8, 100%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 76.9%, 100%)

CMYK76.9%, 70.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,886,335

CSS custom property--colour: #3B4CFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.73:1

Contrast with white5.73:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#C4B300

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original

Tritanopia#007FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22 Medium blue · ΔE 22.8 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.7 Dark violet · ΔE 30 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.7 Blue · ΔE 33.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFEE3B

Analogous#3BAEFF, #8C3BFF

Triadic#FF3B4C, #4CFF3B

Split complementary#FF8C3B, #AEFF3B

Tetradic#FF3BAE, #FFEE3B, #3BFF8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D4D8FF

Lighter +20%#A1A9FF

Lighter +10%#6E7BFF

Darker −10%#081DFF

Darker −20%#0012D4

Darker −30%#000EA1

Darker −40%#000A6E

More saturated +25%#3B4CFF

Less saturated −25%#5460E7

Channel breakdown

R59

G76

B255

Red59 (23.1%)

Green76 (29.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue234.8°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 4C · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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