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Recognised as Colour

#3E20FF

  • #3E20FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3E20FF is a blue with RGB values 62, 32, 255 and HSL 248°, 100%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3E20FF#3E20FF
HEX#3E20FF
RGBrgb(62, 32, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1255, 1
RGB percentages24.3%, 12.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(248.1, 100%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(248.1, 87.5%, 100%)
CMYK75.7%, 87.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,071,679
CSS custom property--colour: #3E20FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09277WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.35:1
Contrast with white7.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#363636
Inverted#C1DF00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006E98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 110.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 9.9Medium blue · ΔE 16.2Blue violet · ΔE 26.9Dark violet · ΔE 30.7Dark orchid · ΔE 42.1Dark blue · ΔE 45.3
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1FF20
Analogous#2072FF, #AD20FF
Triadic#FF3E20, #20FF3E
Split complementary#FFAD20, #72FF20
Tetradic#FF2072, #E1FF20, #20FFAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFECFF
Lighter +30%#C2B9FF
Lighter +20%#9686FF
Lighter +10%#6A53FF
Darker −10%#2000EC
Darker −20%#1900B9
Darker −30%#120086
Darker −40%#0B0053
More saturated +25%#3E20FF
Less saturated −25%#523CE3

Channel breakdown

R62
G32
B255
Red62 (24.3%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue248.07°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 20 · B FF

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