Colour

#3D52CD

#3D52CD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#3D52CD is a blue with RGB values 61, 82, 205 and HSL 231°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3D52CD

RGBrgb(61, 82, 205)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3216, 0.8039

RGB percentages23.9%, 32.2%, 80.4%

HSLhsl(231.3, 59%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 70.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK70.2%, 60%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,018,893

CSS custom property--colour: #3D52CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11434WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.39:1

Contrast with white6.39:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#565656

Inverted#C2AD32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0066D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0059CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007187no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 10.1 Royal blue · ΔE 10.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.3 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Rebecca purple · ΔE 22.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 26.8

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#CDB83D

Analogous#3D9ACD, #703DCD

Triadic#CD3D52, #52CD3D

Split complementary#CD703D, #9ACD3D

Tetradic#CD3D9A, #CDB83D, #3DCD70

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE3F7

Lighter +30%#B7BEEC

Lighter +20%#8E9AE2

Lighter +10%#6676D7

Darker −10%#2C3FAB

Darker −20%#223082

Darker −30%#17215A

Darker −40%#0D1231

More saturated +25%#1F3CEC

Less saturated −25%#5C68AF

Channel breakdown

R61

G82

B205

Red61 (23.9%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue205 (80.4%)

Hue231.25°

Saturation (HSL)59.02%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 52 · B CD

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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