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Recognised as Colour

#3E1BDE

  • #3E1BDE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3E1BDE is a blue with RGB values 62, 27, 222 and HSL 251°, 78%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3E1BDE#3E1BDE
HEX#3E1BDE
RGBrgb(62, 27, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1059, 0.8706
RGB percentages24.3%, 10.6%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(250.8, 78.3%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.8, 87.8%, 87.1%)
CMYK72.1%, 87.8%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,070,366
CSS custom property--colour: #3E1BDE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.69:1
Contrast with white8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#313131
Inverted#C1E421

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005F84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 7.3Blue violet · ΔE 18.3Blue · ΔE 22.2Dark violet · ΔE 22.8Dark blue · ΔE 31.6Dark orchid · ΔE 31.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 7.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BBDE1B
Analogous#1B5ADE, #9F1BDE
Triadic#DE3E1B, #1BDE3E
Split complementary#DEA01B, #5ADE1B
Tetradic#DE1B5A, #BBDE1B, #1BDE9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4CCF9
Lighter +30%#AE9FF3
Lighter +20%#8871EE
Lighter +10%#6144E8
Darker −10%#3115B1
Darker −20%#251083
Darker −30%#180A56
Darker −40%#0B0528
More saturated +25%#2D00F9
Less saturated −25%#523ABF

Channel breakdown

R62
G27
B222
Red62 (24.3%)
Green27 (10.6%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue250.77°
Saturation (HSL)78.31%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 1B · B DE

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