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Recognised as Colour

#3E21DA

  • #3E21DA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3E21DA is a blue with RGB values 62, 33, 218 and HSL 249°, 74%, 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

#3E21DA#3E21DA
HEX#3E21DA
RGBrgb(62, 33, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1294, 0.8549
RGB percentages24.3%, 12.9%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(249.4, 73.7%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.4, 84.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK71.6%, 84.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,071,898
CSS custom property--colour: #3E21DA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness84.9 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#353535
Inverted#C1DE25

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005F82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.7 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 9.3Blue violet · ΔE 17Dark violet · ΔE 22.2Blue · ΔE 26.1Dark blue · ΔE 28.5Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 9.29, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDDA21
Analogous#2160DA, #9B21DA
Triadic#DA3E21, #21DA3E
Split complementary#DA9B21, #60DA21
Tetradic#DA2160, #BDDA21, #21DA9B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6CFF8
Lighter +30%#AFA3F1
Lighter +20%#8977EA
Lighter +10%#624AE4
Darker −10%#311AAE
Darker −20%#251481
Darker −30%#180D55
Darker −40%#0C0629
More saturated +25%#2802F9
Less saturated −25%#5440BB

Channel breakdown

R62
G33
B218
Red62 (24.3%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue249.41°
Saturation (HSL)73.71%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 21 · B DA

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