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Recognised as Colour

#3E1FDC

  • #3E1FDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3E1FDC is a blue with RGB values 62, 31, 220 and HSL 250°, 75%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3E1FDC#3E1FDC
HEX#3E1FDC
RGBrgb(62, 31, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1216, 0.8627
RGB percentages24.3%, 12.2%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(249.8, 75.3%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.8, 85.9%, 86.3%)
CMYK71.8%, 85.9%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,071,388
CSS custom property--colour: #3E1FDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07171WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#C1E023

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#005F83no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.3Blue violet · ΔE 17.4Dark violet · ΔE 22.4Blue · ΔE 24.4Dark blue · ΔE 29.8Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.33, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDDC1F
Analogous#1F5EDC, #9D1FDC
Triadic#DC3E1F, #1FDC3E
Split complementary#DC9C1F, #5FDC1F
Tetradic#DC1F5E, #BDDC1F, #1FDC9D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6CFF8
Lighter +30%#AFA2F2
Lighter +20%#8975EC
Lighter +10%#6249E5
Darker −10%#3119AF
Darker −20%#251283
Darker −30%#180C56
Darker −40%#0C0629
More saturated +25%#2900FB
Less saturated −25%#533EBD

Channel breakdown

R62
G31
B220
Red62 (24.3%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue249.84°
Saturation (HSL)75.3%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 1F · B DC

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