Recognised as Colour

#3D18EC

#3D18EC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3D18EC is a blue with RGB values 61, 24, 236 and HSL 250°, 85%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3D18EC

RGBrgb(61, 24, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.0941, 0.9255

RGB percentages23.9%, 9.4%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(250.5, 84.8%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 89.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK74.2%, 89.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,004,076

CSS custom property--colour: #3D18EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness88.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.27:1

Contrast with white8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#C2E713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0057F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#0045E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00648Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 104.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10 Blue · ΔE 15 Blue violet · ΔE 22.4 Dark violet · ΔE 26.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.1 Dark blue · ΔE 38.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C7EC18

Analogous#185DEC, #A718EC

Triadic#EC3D18, #18EC3D

Split complementary#ECA718, #5DEC18

Tetradic#EC185D, #C7EC18, #18ECA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DBD4FC

Lighter +30%#B4A5F8

Lighter +20%#8C76F4

Lighter +10%#6547F0

Darker −10%#2F10C1

Darker −20%#230C92

Darker −30%#180863

Darker −40%#0D0434

More saturated +25%#3105FF

Less saturated −25%#5137CD

Channel breakdown

R61

G24

B236

Red61 (23.9%)

Green24 (9.4%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue250.47°

Saturation (HSL)84.8%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 18 · B EC

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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