Colour

#3C48FB

#3C48FB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3C48FB is a blue with RGB values 60, 72, 251 and HSL 236°, 96%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3C48FB#3C48FB

HEX#3C48FB

RGBrgb(60, 72, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2824, 0.9843

RGB percentages23.5%, 28.2%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(236.2, 96%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.2, 76.1%, 98.4%)

CMYK76.1%, 71.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,950,843

CSS custom property--colour: #3C48FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.98:1

Contrast with white5.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#C3B704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007B9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 94.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.51:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 21 Medium blue · ΔE 21.3 Dark violet · ΔE 28.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 31 Blue · ΔE 32.3

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 21, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBEF3C

Analogous#3CA8FB, #8F3CFB

Triadic#FB3C48, #48FB3C

Split complementary#FB8F3C, #A8FB3C

Tetradic#FB3CA8, #FBEF3C, #3CFB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D2D5FE

Lighter +20%#A0A6FD

Lighter +10%#6E77FC

Darker −10%#0A19FA

Darker −20%#0411CD

Darker −30%#030D9B

Darker −40%#020969

More saturated +25%#3845FF

Less saturated −25%#555EE2

Channel breakdown

R60

G72

B251

Red60 (23.5%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue236.23°

Saturation (HSL)95.98%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 48 · B FB

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