Recognised as Colour

#3C28CA

#3C28CA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3C28CA is a blue with RGB values 60, 40, 202 and HSL 247°, 67%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3C28CA#3C28CA

HEX#3C28CA

RGBrgb(60, 40, 202)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.1569, 0.7922

RGB percentages23.5%, 15.7%, 79.2%

HSLhsl(247.4, 66.9%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 80.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK70.3%, 80.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,942,602

CSS custom property--colour: #3C28CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06743WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.94:1

Contrast with white8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#383838

Inverted#C3D735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0042C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original

Tritanopia#005A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.7 Blue violet · ΔE 18.3 Dark blue · ΔE 20.3 Dark violet · ΔE 23.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 24.5 Navy · ΔE 24.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B6CA28

Analogous#2865CA, #8D28CA

Triadic#CA3C28, #28CA3C

Split complementary#CA8D28, #65CA28

Tetradic#CA2865, #B6CA28, #28CA8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CFCAF4

Lighter +30%#A99FEC

Lighter +20%#8274E4

Lighter +10%#5C4ADB

Darker −10%#2F209F

Darker −20%#231775

Darker −30%#160F4A

Darker −40%#090620

More saturated +25%#250AE8

Less saturated −25%#5346AC

Channel breakdown

R60

G40

B202

Red60 (23.5%)

Green40 (15.7%)

Blue202 (79.2%)

Hue247.41°

Saturation (HSL)66.94%

Lightness47.45%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 28 · B CA

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