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Recognised as Colour

#3D2BCA

  • #3D2BCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#3D2BCA is a blue with RGB values 61, 43, 202 and HSL 247°, 65%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3D2BCA#3D2BCA
HEX#3D2BCA
RGBrgb(61, 43, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.1686, 0.7922
RGB percentages23.9%, 16.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(246.8, 64.9%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246.8, 78.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK69.8%, 78.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,008,906
CSS custom property--colour: #3D2BCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.76:1
Contrast with white8.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C2D435

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005C7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 18.8Medium blue · ΔE 19.4Dark blue · ΔE 20Dark orchid · ΔE 24.1Navy · ΔE 24.3Dark violet · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8CA2B
Analogous#2B68CA, #8D2BCA
Triadic#CA3D2B, #2BCA3D
Split complementary#CA8D2B, #68CA2B
Tetradic#CA2B68, #B8CA2B, #2BCA8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1CDF4
Lighter +30%#ABA3EB
Lighter +20%#8579E2
Lighter +10%#5E4FD9
Darker −10%#3022A0
Darker −20%#241976
Darker −30%#17104C
Darker −40%#0A0722
More saturated +25%#250CE9
Less saturated −25%#554AAB

Channel breakdown

R61
G43
B202
Red61 (23.9%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue246.79°
Saturation (HSL)64.9%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 2B · B CA

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