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Recognised as Colour

#3C26CA

  • #3C26CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3C26CA is a blue with RGB values 60, 38, 202 and HSL 248°, 68%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3C26CA#3C26CA
HEX#3C26CA
RGBrgb(60, 38, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.149, 0.7922
RGB percentages23.5%, 14.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(248, 68.3%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248, 81.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK70.3%, 81.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,942,090
CSS custom property--colour: #3C26CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06611WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.04:1
Contrast with white9.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C3D935

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FCEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.7Blue violet · ΔE 17.9Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Dark orchid · ΔE 24.8Navy · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4CA26
Analogous#2662CA, #8E26CA
Triadic#CA3C26, #26CA3C
Split complementary#CA8E26, #62CA26
Tetradic#CA2662, #B4CA26, #26CA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC7F5
Lighter +30%#A79DEC
Lighter +20%#8172E4
Lighter +10%#5B47DC
Darker −10%#2F1E9F
Darker −20%#221674
Darker −30%#160E49
Darker −40%#09061E
More saturated +25%#2608E8
Less saturated −25%#5244AC

Channel breakdown

R60
G38
B202
Red60 (23.5%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue248.05°
Saturation (HSL)68.33%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 26 · B CA

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