Recognised as Colour

#3E17F7

#3E17F7
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#3E17F7 is a blue with RGB values 62, 23, 247 and HSL 250°, 93%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E17F7

RGBrgb(62, 23, 247)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.0902, 0.9686

RGB percentages24.3%, 9%, 96.9%

HSLhsl(250.4, 93.3%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.4, 90.7%, 96.9%)

CMYK74.9%, 90.7%, 0%, 3.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,069,367

CSS custom property--colour: #3E17F7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08352WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.86:1

Contrast with white7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#C1E808

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original

Deuteranopia#0047F4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original

Tritanopia#006992no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 109.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 10.2 Medium blue · ΔE 14.3 Blue violet · ΔE 26 Dark violet · ΔE 29.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 41.1 Dark blue · ΔE 43.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 10.2, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D0F717

Analogous#1760F7, #AE17F7

Triadic#F73E17, #17F73E

Split complementary#F7AE17, #60F717

Tetradic#F71760, #D0F717, #17F7AE

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2DCFE

Lighter +30%#B9ABFC

Lighter +20%#907AFA

Lighter +10%#6748F9

Darker −10%#2B07D4

Darker −20%#2106A2

Darker −30%#170471

Darker −40%#0D0240

More saturated +25%#390FFF

Less saturated −25%#5235D9

Channel breakdown

R62

G23

B247

Red62 (24.3%)

Green23 (9%)

Blue247 (96.9%)

Hue250.45°

Saturation (HSL)93.33%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 17 · B F7

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