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Recognised as Colour

#3E2693

  • #3E2693
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#3E2693 is a blue with RGB values 62, 38, 147 and HSL 253°, 59%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#3E2693#3E2693
HEX#3E2693
RGBrgb(62, 38, 147)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.149, 0.5765
RGB percentages24.3%, 14.9%, 57.6%
HSLhsl(253.2, 58.9%, 36.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(253.2, 74.1%, 57.6%)
CMYK57.8%, 74.1%, 0%, 42.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,073,107
CSS custom property--colour: #3E2693;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04517WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness66.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.03:1
Contrast with white11.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#333333
Inverted#C1D96C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#003F96no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003991no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.5 from the original
Tritanopia#14445Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.9:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.9Indigo · ΔE 12.4Midnight blue · ΔE 14.5Navy · ΔE 16.6Dark blue · ΔE 19.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#7B9326
Analogous#264593, #742693
Triadic#933E26, #26933E
Split complementary#937426, #459326
Tetradic#932645, #7B9326, #269374

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AF9FE6
Lighter +30%#8D76DC
Lighter +20%#6B4ED1
Lighter +10%#4F30BC
Darker −10%#2D1C6A
Darker −20%#1C1142
Darker −30%#0B0719
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#310FAA
Less saturated −25%#4B3D7C

Channel breakdown

R62
G38
B147
Red62 (24.3%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue147 (57.6%)
Hue253.21°
Saturation (HSL)58.92%
Lightness36.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 26 · B 93

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