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Recognised as Colour

#3E11FF

  • #3E11FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3E11FF is a blue with RGB values 62, 17, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3E11FF#3E11FF
HEX#3E11FF
RGBrgb(62, 17, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0667, 1
RGB percentages24.3%, 6.7%, 100%
HSLhsl(251.3, 100%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.3, 93.3%, 100%)
CMYK75.7%, 93.3%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,067,839
CSS custom property--colour: #3E11FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08645WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#C1EE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0048FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 6.1Medium blue · ΔE 18.4Blue violet · ΔE 29.9Dark violet · ΔE 32.7Dark orchid · ΔE 45.2Dark blue · ΔE 48.1
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 6.11, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D2FF11
Analogous#115BFF, #B511FF
Triadic#FF3E11, #11FF3E
Split complementary#FFB511, #5BFF11
Tetradic#FF115B, #D2FF11, #11FFB5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E3DDFF
Lighter +30%#BAAAFF
Lighter +20%#9177FF
Lighter +10%#6744FF
Darker −10%#2A00DD
Darker −20%#2000AA
Darker −30%#170077
Darker −40%#0D0044
More saturated +25%#3E11FF
Less saturated −25%#512FE1

Channel breakdown

R62
G17
B255
Red62 (24.3%)
Green17 (6.7%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue251.34°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 11 · B FF

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