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Recognised as Colour

#3D28EF

  • #3D28EF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3D28EF is a blue with RGB values 61, 40, 239 and HSL 246°, 86%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3D28EF#3D28EF
HEX#3D28EF
RGBrgb(61, 40, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.1569, 0.9373
RGB percentages23.9%, 15.7%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(246.3, 86.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.3, 83.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK74.5%, 83.3%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,008,175
CSS custom property--colour: #3D28EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#C2D710

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006A90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 10.7Blue · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.1Dark violet · ΔE 25.4Dark orchid · ΔE 34.3Dark blue · ΔE 36.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 10.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DAEF28
Analogous#2876EF, #A128EF
Triadic#EF3D28, #28EF3D
Split complementary#EFA128, #76EF28
Tetradic#EF2877, #DAEF28, #28EFA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E6FD
Lighter +30%#BDB6FA
Lighter +20%#9387F6
Lighter +10%#6857F3
Darker −10%#2510D4
Darker −20%#1C0CA5
Darker −30%#140975
Darker −40%#0C0546
More saturated +25%#3018FF
Less saturated −25%#5445D2

Channel breakdown

R61
G40
B239
Red61 (23.9%)
Green40 (15.7%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue246.33°
Saturation (HSL)86.15%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 28 · B EF

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