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Recognised as Colour

#3C27C9

  • #3C27C9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3C27C9 is a blue with RGB values 60, 39, 201 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

#3C27C9#3C27C9
HEX#3C27C9
RGBrgb(60, 39, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1529, 0.7882
RGB percentages23.5%, 15.3%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(247.8, 67.5%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 80.6%, 78.8%)
CMYK70.1%, 80.6%, 0%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,942,345
CSS custom property--colour: #3C27C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06629WCAG 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 9.03:1
Contrast with white9.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#373737
Inverted#C3D836

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005A79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.6Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Dark blue · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.7Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5Navy · ΔE 24.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4C927
Analogous#2763C9, #8D27C9
Triadic#C93C27, #27C93C
Split complementary#C98D27, #63C927
Tetradic#C92763, #B4C927, #27C98D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CEC8F4
Lighter +30%#A79DEC
Lighter +20%#8172E4
Lighter +10%#5B48DB
Darker −10%#2F1F9E
Darker −20%#231674
Darker −30%#160E49
Darker −40%#09061E
More saturated +25%#2609E7
Less saturated −25%#5245AB

Channel breakdown

R60
G39
B201
Red60 (23.5%)
Green39 (15.3%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue247.78°
Saturation (HSL)67.5%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 27 · B C9

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