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Recognised as Colour

#3D28CA

  • #3D28CA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3D28CA is a blue with RGB values 61, 40, 202 and HSL 248°, 67%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3D28CA#3D28CA
HEX#3D28CA
RGBrgb(61, 40, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.1569, 0.7922
RGB percentages23.9%, 15.7%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(247.8, 66.9%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.8, 80.2%, 79.2%)
CMYK69.8%, 80.2%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,008,138
CSS custom property--colour: #3D28CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06774WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#C2D735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#005A7Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Dark blue · ΔE 20.4Dark violet · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 24.4Navy · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B5CA28
Analogous#2864CA, #8E28CA
Triadic#CA3D28, #28CA3D
Split complementary#CA8E28, #64CA28
Tetradic#CA2864, #B5CA28, #28CA8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFCAF4
Lighter +30%#A99FEC
Lighter +20%#8374E4
Lighter +10%#5D4ADB
Darker −10%#30209F
Darker −20%#231775
Darker −30%#160F4A
Darker −40%#0A0620
More saturated +25%#270AE8
Less saturated −25%#5346AC

Channel breakdown

R61
G40
B202
Red61 (23.9%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue247.78°
Saturation (HSL)66.94%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 28 · B CA

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