Colour

#3E00FA

#3E00FA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#3E00FA is a blue with RGB values 62, 0, 250 and HSL 255°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3E00FA#3E00FA

HEX#3E00FA

RGBrgb(62, 0, 250)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0, 0.9804

RGB percentages24.3%, 0%, 98%

HSLhsl(254.9, 100%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.9, 100%, 98%)

CMYK75.2%, 100%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,063,482

CSS custom property--colour: #3E00FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07926WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F

Inverted#C1FF05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#0045F6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Tritanopia#006893no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.6 Medium blue · ΔE 18.3 Blue violet · ΔE 30.3 Dark violet · ΔE 32.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 45.5 Dark blue · ΔE 48

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.64, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BCFA00

Analogous#003FFA, #BB00FA

Triadic#FA3E00, #00FA3E

Split complementary#FABB00, #3FFA00

Tetradic#FA003F, #BCFA00, #00FABB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D5C7FF

Lighter +30%#AF94FF

Lighter +20%#8861FF

Lighter +10%#622EFF

Darker −10%#3100C7

Darker −20%#250094

Darker −30%#180061

Darker −40%#0B002E

More saturated +25%#3E00FA

Less saturated −25%#4E1FDB

Channel breakdown

R62

B250

Red62 (24.3%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue250 (98%)

Hue254.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 00 · B FA

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