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Recognised as Colour

#3C50D7

  • #3C50D7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3C50D7 is a blue with RGB values 60, 80, 215 and HSL 232°, 66%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3C50D7#3C50D7
HEX#3C50D7
RGBrgb(60, 80, 215)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3137, 0.8431
RGB percentages23.5%, 31.4%, 84.3%
HSLhsl(232.3, 66%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.3, 72.1%, 84.3%)
CMYK72.1%, 62.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,952,855
CSS custom property--colour: #3C50D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11604WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.32:1
Contrast with white6.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#555555
Inverted#C3AF28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00738Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 13.4Slate blue · ΔE 14.5Royal blue · ΔE 14.9Medium purple · ΔE 25.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.9Dark blue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7C33C
Analogous#3C9ED7, #763CD7
Triadic#D73C50, #50D73C
Split complementary#D7753C, #9ED73C
Tetradic#D73C9D, #D7C33C, #3CD775

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5E8FA
Lighter +30%#BBC2F1
Lighter +20%#919CE8
Lighter +10%#6676E0
Darker −10%#2639BA
Darker −20%#1D2C90
Darker −30%#151F65
Darker −40%#0C123B
More saturated +25%#1F3AF4
Less saturated −25%#5966BA

Channel breakdown

R60
G80
B215
Red60 (23.5%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue215 (84.3%)
Hue232.26°
Saturation (HSL)65.96%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 50 · B D7

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