Recognised as Colour

#3B4FE8

#3B4FE8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3B4FE8 is a blue with RGB values 59, 79, 232 and HSL 233°, 79%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3B4FE8

RGBrgb(59, 79, 232)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3098, 0.9098

RGB percentages23.1%, 31%, 91%

HSLhsl(233.1, 79%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 74.6%, 91%)

CMYK74.6%, 65.9%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,887,080

CSS custom property--colour: #3B4FE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1

Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#C4B017

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006BEDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007895no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Royal blue · ΔE 23.5 Blue violet · ΔE 26 Dark orchid · ΔE 28.4 Dark blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E8D43B

Analogous#3BA6E8, #7D3BE8

Triadic#E83B4F, #4FE83B

Split complementary#E87D3B, #A6E83B

Tetradic#E83BA6, #E8D43B, #3BE87D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F3FD

Lighter +30%#C4CAF8

Lighter +20%#96A1F3

Lighter +10%#6978ED

Darker −10%#192FD7

Darker −20%#1425A9

Darker −30%#0E1B7C

Darker −40%#09114E

More saturated +25%#243DFF

Less saturated −25%#5664CD

Channel breakdown

R59

G79

B232

Red59 (23.1%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue232 (91%)

Hue233.06°

Saturation (HSL)79%

Lightness57.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 4F · B E8

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Colour harmonies

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