Colour

#3B51FF

#3B51FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3B51FF is a blue with RGB values 59, 81, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3B51FF#3B51FF

HEX#3B51FF

RGBrgb(59, 81, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3176, 1

RGB percentages23.1%, 31.8%, 100%

HSLhsl(233.3, 100%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 76.9%, 100%)

CMYK76.9%, 68.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,887,615

CSS custom property--colour: #3B51FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14035WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.52:1

Contrast with white5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#595959

Inverted#C4AE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#005FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Tritanopia#0081A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.2 Medium blue · ΔE 25.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3 Dark violet · ΔE 31.3 Slate blue · ΔE 33.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE93B

Analogous#3BB3FF, #873BFF

Triadic#FF3B51, #51FF3B

Split complementary#FF873B, #B3FF3B

Tetradic#FF3BB3, #FFE93B, #3BFF87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D4D9FF

Lighter +20%#A1ACFF

Lighter +10%#6E7EFF

Darker −10%#0824FF

Darker −20%#0018D4

Darker −30%#0012A1

Darker −40%#000C6E

More saturated +25%#3B51FF

Less saturated −25%#5464E7

Channel breakdown

R59

G81

B255

Red59 (23.1%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue233.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 51 · B FF

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