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Recognised as Colour

#3C59ED

  • #3C59ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3C59ED is a blue with RGB values 60, 89, 237 and HSL 230°, 83%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3C59ED#3C59ED
HEX#3C59ED
RGBrgb(60, 89, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2353, 0.349, 0.9294
RGB percentages23.5%, 34.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(230.2, 83.1%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.2, 74.7%, 92.9%)
CMYK74.7%, 62.4%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,955,181
CSS custom property--colour: #3C59ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1422WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.46:1
Contrast with white5.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5E5E5E
Inverted#C3A612

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00809Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Slate blue · ΔE 20Medium purple · ΔE 29.4Blue violet · ΔE 30.1Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 14.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDD03C
Analogous#3CB2ED, #773CED
Triadic#ED3C59, #59ED3C
Split complementary#ED773C, #B2ED3C
Tetradic#ED3CB2, #EDD03C, #3CED77

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FE
Lighter +30%#C8D0FA
Lighter +20%#99A8F6
Lighter +10%#6B81F1
Darker −10%#1536E1
Darker −20%#102BB3
Darker −30%#0C2084
Darker −40%#081555
More saturated +25%#2A4DFF
Less saturated −25%#576BD2

Channel breakdown

R60
G89
B237
Red60 (23.5%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue230.17°
Saturation (HSL)83.1%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3C · G 59 · B ED

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