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Recognised as Colour

#3E20E0

  • #3E20E0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3E20E0 is a blue with RGB values 62, 32, 224 and HSL 249°, 76%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3E20E0#3E20E0
HEX#3E20E0
RGBrgb(62, 32, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1255, 0.8784
RGB percentages24.3%, 12.5%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(249.4, 75.6%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 85.7%, 87.8%)
CMYK72.3%, 85.7%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,071,648
CSS custom property--colour: #3E20E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#C1DF1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055E5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#006186no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.3Blue violet · ΔE 17.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.9Blue · ΔE 23Dark orchid · ΔE 31.2Dark blue · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.25, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2E020
Analogous#2062E0, #9E20E0
Triadic#E03E20, #20E03E
Split complementary#E09E20, #62E020
Tetradic#E02062, #C2E020, #20E09E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D3F9
Lighter +30%#B2A6F3
Lighter +20%#8C7AEC
Lighter +10%#654DE6
Darker −10%#3119B4
Darker −20%#251387
Darker −30%#190D5A
Darker −40%#0C062E
More saturated +25%#2901FF
Less saturated −25%#5440C0

Channel breakdown

R62
G32
B224
Red62 (24.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue249.38°
Saturation (HSL)75.59%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 20 · B E0

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