Colour

#3D59E4

#3D59E4
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3D59E4 is a blue with RGB values 61, 89, 228 and HSL 230°, 76%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3D59E4

RGBrgb(61, 89, 228)

RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.349, 0.8941

RGB percentages23.9%, 34.9%, 89.4%

HSLhsl(229.9, 75.6%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 73.2%, 89.4%)

CMYK73.2%, 61%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,020,708

CSS custom property--colour: #3D59E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness108.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.6:1

Contrast with white5.6:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D

Inverted#C2A61B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0060E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007D96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.75:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.3 Royal blue · ΔE 14 Slate blue · ΔE 15.8 Medium purple · ΔE 25.9 Rebecca purple · ΔE 29.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.29, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E4C83D

Analogous#3DACE4, #753DE4

Triadic#E43D59, #59E43D

Split complementary#E4743D, #ADE43D

Tetradic#E43DAC, #E4C83D, #3DE475

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F0F2FD

Lighter +30%#C3CCF7

Lighter +20%#97A6F0

Lighter +10%#6A7FEA

Darker −10%#1D3BD1

Darker −20%#172FA4

Darker −30%#112277

Darker −40%#0A154B

More saturated +25%#2247FF

Less saturated −25%#596BC8

Channel breakdown

R61

G89

B228

Red61 (23.9%)

Green89 (34.9%)

Blue228 (89.4%)

Hue229.94°

Saturation (HSL)75.57%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3D · G 59 · B E4

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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