Colour

#3E1AFF

#3E1AFF
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Nearest: Blue

#3E1AFF is a blue with RGB values 62, 26, 255 and HSL 249°, 100%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3E1AFF#3E1AFF

HEX#3E1AFF

RGBrgb(62, 26, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.102, 1

RGB percentages24.3%, 10.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(249.4, 100%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 89.8%, 100%)

CMYK75.7%, 89.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,070,143

CSS custom property--colour: #3E1AFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08983WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1

Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#323232

Inverted#C1E500

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.1 from the original

Tritanopia#006D97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 112 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 8.1 Medium blue · ΔE 17.1 Blue violet · ΔE 28.2 Dark violet · ΔE 31.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 43.5 Dark blue · ΔE 46.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 8.07, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DBFF1A

Analogous#1A69FF, #B11AFF

Triadic#FF3E1A, #1AFF3E

Split complementary#FFB01A, #69FF1A

Tetradic#FF1A69, #DBFF1A, #1AFFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EAE6FF

Lighter +30%#BFB3FF

Lighter +20%#9480FF

Lighter +10%#694DFF

Darker −10%#2400E6

Darker −20%#1C00B3

Darker −30%#140080

Darker −40%#0C004D

More saturated +25%#3E1AFF

Less saturated −25%#5237E2

Channel breakdown

R62

G26

B255

Red62 (24.3%)

Green26 (10.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue249.43°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness55.1%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 1A · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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