Colour

#3B4DFF

#3B4DFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3B4DFF is a blue with RGB values 59, 77, 255 and HSL 234°, 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

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HEX#3B4DFF

RGBrgb(59, 77, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.302, 1

RGB percentages23.1%, 30.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(234.5, 100%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 76.9%, 100%)

CMYK76.9%, 69.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,886,591

CSS custom property--colour: #3B4DFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13458WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#C4B200

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007FA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22.2 Medium blue · ΔE 23.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.1 Dark violet · ΔE 30.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.6 Blue · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFED3B

Analogous#3BAFFF, #8B3BFF

Triadic#FF3B4D, #4DFF3B

Split complementary#FF8B3B, #AFFF3B

Tetradic#FF3BAF, #FFED3B, #3BFF8B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D4D8FF

Lighter +20%#A1AAFF

Lighter +10%#6E7BFF

Darker −10%#081FFF

Darker −20%#0013D4

Darker −30%#000FA1

Darker −40%#000A6E

More saturated +25%#3B4DFF

Less saturated −25%#5461E7

Channel breakdown

R59

G77

B255

Red59 (23.1%)

Green77 (30.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue234.49°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 4D · B FF

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Colour values

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