Recognised as Colour
#3E19B2
- #3E19B2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3E19B2 is a blue with RGB values 62, 25, 178 and HSL 255°, 75%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3E19B2#3E19B2
HEX#3E19B2
RGBrgb(62, 25, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.098, 0.698
RGB percentages24.3%, 9.8%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(254.5, 75.4%, 39.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.5, 86%, 69.8%)
CMYK65.2%, 86%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,069,810
CSS custom property--colour: #3E19B2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.57:1
Contrast with white10.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#C1E64D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.57:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8DB219
Analogous#1941B2, #8B19B2
Triadic#B23E19, #19B23E
Split complementary#B28A19, #41B219
Tetradic#B21941, #8DB219, #19B28B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G25
B178
Red62 (24.3%)
Green25 (9.8%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue254.51°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness39.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 19 · B B2
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