Colour

#3C27FF

#3C27FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#3C27FF is a blue with RGB values 60, 39, 255 and HSL 246°, 100%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3C27FF#3C27FF

HEX#3C27FF

RGBrgb(60, 39, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1529, 1

RGB percentages23.5%, 15.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(245.8, 100%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.8, 84.7%, 100%)

CMYK76.5%, 84.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,942,399

CSS custom property--colour: #3C27FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1

Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#C3D800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0061FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original

Tritanopia#007099no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 108.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.93:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 12.3 Medium blue · ΔE 15.3 Blue violet · ΔE 25.5 Dark violet · ΔE 29.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 40.5 Dark blue · ΔE 43.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 12.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAFF27

Analogous#277EFF, #A827FF

Triadic#FF3C27, #27FF3C

Split complementary#FFA827, #7EFF27

Tetradic#FF277E, #EAFF27, #27FFA8

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F4F3FF

Lighter +30%#C6C0FF

Lighter +20%#988DFF

Lighter +10%#6A5AFF

Darker −10%#1800F3

Darker −20%#1300C0

Darker −30%#0E008D

Darker −40%#09005A

More saturated +25%#3C27FF

Less saturated −25%#5242E4

Channel breakdown

R60

G39

B255

Red60 (23.5%)

Green39 (15.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue245.83°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness57.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 27 · B FF

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Colour values

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