Colour

#3C4BFB

#3C4BFB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3C4BFB is a blue with RGB values 60, 75, 251 and HSL 235°, 96%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#3C4BFB

RGBrgb(60, 75, 251)

RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.2941, 0.9843

RGB percentages23.5%, 29.4%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(235.3, 96%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(235.3, 76.1%, 98.4%)

CMYK76.1%, 70.1%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,951,611

CSS custom property--colour: #3C4BFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12958WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness107.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#555555

Inverted#C3B404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#005BF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 21.6 Medium blue · ΔE 22.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 27.5 Dark violet · ΔE 29.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7 Dark blue · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 21.61, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBEC3C

Analogous#3CAAFB, #8D3CFB

Triadic#FB3C4B, #4BFB3C

Split complementary#FB8C3C, #ABFB3C

Tetradic#FB3CAA, #FBEC3C, #3CFB8D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D2D5FE

Lighter +20%#A0A7FD

Lighter +10%#6E79FC

Darker −10%#0A1DFA

Darker −20%#0414CD

Darker −30%#030F9B

Darker −40%#020A69

More saturated +25%#3848FF

Less saturated −25%#5560E2

Channel breakdown

R60

G75

B251

Red60 (23.5%)

Green75 (29.4%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue235.29°

Saturation (HSL)95.98%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3C · G 4B · B FB

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Colour values

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