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Colour

#3B62FF

  • #3B62FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3B62FF is a blue with RGB values 59, 98, 255 and HSL 228°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3B62FF#3B62FF
HEX#3B62FF
RGBrgb(59, 98, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3843, 1
RGB percentages23.1%, 38.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(228.1, 100%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.1, 76.9%, 100%)
CMYK76.9%, 61.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,891,967
CSS custom property--colour: #3B62FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16885WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#C49D00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007CFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22 from the original
Deuteranopia#0069FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#008BA7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.38:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.7Royal blue · ΔE 21.8Slate blue · ΔE 24.4Blue violet · ΔE 30.6Medium purple · ΔE 32.5Dark orchid · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFD83B
Analogous#3BC4FF, #763BFF
Triadic#FF3B62, #62FF3B
Split complementary#FF763B, #C4FF3B
Tetradic#FF3BC4, #FFD83B, #3BFF76

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4DDFF
Lighter +20%#A1B4FF
Lighter +10%#6E8BFF
Darker −10%#0839FF
Darker −20%#002AD4
Darker −30%#0020A1
Darker −40%#00166E
More saturated +25%#3B62FF
Less saturated −25%#5471E7

Channel breakdown

R59
G98
B255
Red59 (23.1%)
Green98 (38.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue228.06°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 62 · B FF

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