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Recognised as Colour

#3C16E5

  • #3C16E5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3C16E5 is a blue with RGB values 60, 22, 229 and HSL 251°, 82%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3C16E5#3C16E5
HEX#3C16E5
RGBrgb(60, 22, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.0863, 0.898
RGB percentages23.5%, 8.6%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(251, 82.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251, 90.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK73.8%, 90.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,938,021
CSS custom property--colour: #3C16E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#C3E91A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054EAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#006187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.9Blue · ΔE 17.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Dark violet · ΔE 24.8Dark orchid · ΔE 35.2Dark blue · ΔE 35.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.91, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFE516
Analogous#1657E5, #A416E5
Triadic#E53C16, #16E53C
Split complementary#E5A316, #58E516
Tetradic#E51657, #BFE516, #16E5A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5CDFA
Lighter +30%#AE9EF6
Lighter +20%#8870F1
Lighter +10%#6141ED
Darker −10%#3012B6
Darker −20%#240D88
Darker −30%#170959
Darker −40%#0B042B
More saturated +25%#2E00FB
Less saturated −25%#5035C6

Channel breakdown

R60
G22
B229
Red60 (23.5%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue251.01°
Saturation (HSL)82.47%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 16 · B E5

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