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Colour

#3C3EC2

  • #3C3EC2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#3C3EC2 is a blue with RGB values 60, 62, 194 and HSL 239°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#3C3EC2#3C3EC2
HEX#3C3EC2
RGBrgb(60, 62, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2431, 0.7608
RGB percentages23.5%, 24.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(239.1, 52.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.1, 69.1%, 76.1%)
CMYK69.1%, 68%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,948,226
CSS custom property--colour: #3C3EC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08301WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.89:1
Contrast with white7.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#474747
Inverted#C3C13D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BC0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00627Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.66:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 16.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.6Dark blue · ΔE 21.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 22Navy · ΔE 22.8
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2C03C
Analogous#3C81C2, #7D3CC2
Triadic#C23C3E, #3EC23C
Split complementary#C27D3C, #81C23C
Tetradic#C23C81, #C2C03C, #3CC27D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7D8F3
Lighter +30%#B0B1E7
Lighter +20%#898BDB
Lighter +10%#6264CF
Darker −10%#30329B
Darker −20%#242574
Darker −30%#18194D
Darker −40%#0C0C26
More saturated +25%#1C1FE2
Less saturated −25%#5C5DA2

Channel breakdown

R60
G62
B194
Red60 (23.5%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue239.1°
Saturation (HSL)52.76%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 3E · B C2

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