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Recognised as Colour

#3C50FF

  • #3C50FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#3C50FF is a blue with RGB values 60, 80, 255 and HSL 234°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3C50FF#3C50FF
HEX#3C50FF
RGBrgb(60, 80, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.3137, 1
RGB percentages23.5%, 31.4%, 100%
HSLhsl(233.8, 100%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.8, 76.5%, 100%)
CMYK76.5%, 68.6%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,952,895
CSS custom property--colour: #3C50FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13918WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.55:1
Contrast with white5.55:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C3AF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0081A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.78:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22.8Medium blue · ΔE 25Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.3Dark violet · ΔE 30.9Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3Slate blue · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEB3C
Analogous#3CB2FF, #893CFF
Triadic#FF3C50, #50FF3C
Split complementary#FF893C, #B2FF3C
Tetradic#FF3CB2, #FFEB3C, #3CFF89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D5D9FF
Lighter +20%#A2ACFF
Lighter +10%#6F7EFF
Darker −10%#0922FF
Darker −20%#0016D5
Darker −30%#0011A2
Darker −40%#000B6F
More saturated +25%#3C50FF
Less saturated −25%#5463E7

Channel breakdown

R60
G80
B255
Red60 (23.5%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue233.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 50 · B FF

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