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Recognised as Colour

#3E21CC

  • #3E21CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3E21CC is a blue with RGB values 62, 33, 204 and HSL 250°, 72%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3E21CC#3E21CC
HEX#3E21CC
RGBrgb(62, 33, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1294, 0.8
RGB percentages24.3%, 12.9%, 80%
HSLhsl(250.2, 72.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.2, 83.8%, 80%)
CMYK69.6%, 83.8%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,071,884
CSS custom property--colour: #3E21CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.15:1
Contrast with white9.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#C1DE33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004FD1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0041C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00597Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.15:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 13.7Blue violet · ΔE 16.9Dark violet · ΔE 22Dark blue · ΔE 22.4Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Navy · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 13.69, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFCC21
Analogous#2159CC, #9421CC
Triadic#CC3E21, #21CC3E
Split complementary#CC9421, #59CC21
Tetradic#CC2159, #AFCC21, #21CC94

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCC4F5
Lighter +30%#A698EE
Lighter +20%#816CE7
Lighter +10%#5B40E0
Darker −10%#311AA0
Darker −20%#231374
Darker −30%#160C48
Darker −40%#09051C
More saturated +25%#2A03EA
Less saturated −25%#523FAE

Channel breakdown

R62
G33
B204
Red62 (24.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue250.18°
Saturation (HSL)72.15%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 21 · B CC

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