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Recognised as Colour

#3D40CE

  • #3D40CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3D40CE is a blue with RGB values 61, 64, 206 and HSL 239°, 60%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3D40CE#3D40CE
HEX#3D40CE
RGBrgb(61, 64, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.251, 0.8078
RGB percentages23.9%, 25.1%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(238.8, 59.7%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 70.4%, 80.8%)
CMYK70.4%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,014,286
CSS custom property--colour: #3D40CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#C2BF31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CD2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004ECBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006782no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 22.7Royal blue · ΔE 23.1Navy · ΔE 25Dark orchid · ΔE 25.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CECB3D
Analogous#3D89CE, #823DCE
Triadic#CE3D40, #40CE3D
Split complementary#CE833D, #89CE3D
Tetradic#CE3D89, #CECB3D, #3DCE83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E0F7
Lighter +30%#B7B8ED
Lighter +20%#8E90E3
Lighter +10%#6668D8
Darker −10%#2C2EAC
Darker −20%#212384
Darker −30%#17185B
Darker −40%#0D0D32
More saturated +25%#1F23EC
Less saturated −25%#5B5DB0

Channel breakdown

R61
G64
B206
Red61 (23.9%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue238.76°
Saturation (HSL)59.67%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 40 · B CE

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