Colour

#3C00F7

#3C00F7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#3C00F7 is a blue with RGB values 60, 0, 247 and HSL 255°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3C00F7#3C00F7

HEX#3C00F7

RGBrgb(60, 0, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0, 0.9686

RGB percentages23.5%, 0%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(254.6, 100%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.6, 100%, 96.9%)

CMYK75.7%, 100%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,932,407

CSS custom property--colour: #3C00F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness89.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.28:1

Contrast with white8.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#C3FF08

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0058FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0043F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006691no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 6.4 Medium blue · ΔE 17 Blue violet · ΔE 29.5 Dark violet · ΔE 31.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 44.7 Dark blue · ΔE 46.8

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 6.4, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BBF700

Analogous#003FF7, #B800F7

Triadic#F73C00, #00F73C

Split complementary#F7B700, #40F700

Tetradic#F7003F, #BBF700, #00F7B8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D2C4FF

Lighter +30%#AC91FF

Lighter +20%#855EFF

Lighter +10%#5E2BFF

Darker −10%#3000C4

Darker −20%#230091

Darker −30%#17005E

Darker −40%#0A002B

More saturated +25%#3C00F7

Less saturated −25%#4C1FD8

Channel breakdown

R60

B247

Red60 (23.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue254.57°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.43%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 00 · B F7

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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