Recognised as Colour
#3E2DB2
- #3E2DB2
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#3E2DB2 is a blue with RGB values 62, 45, 178 and HSL 248°, 60%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#3E2DB2#3E2DB2
HEX#3E2DB2
RGBrgb(62, 45, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1765, 0.698
RGB percentages24.3%, 17.6%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(247.7, 59.6%, 43.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.7, 74.7%, 69.8%)
CMYK65.2%, 74.7%, 0%, 30.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,074,930
CSS custom property--colour: #3E2DB2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.06115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.45:1
Contrast with white9.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#C1D24D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1B22D
Analogous#2D5EB2, #812DB2
Triadic#B23E2D, #2DB23E
Split complementary#B2802D, #5FB22D
Tetradic#B22D5E, #A1B22D, #2DB281
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R62
G45
B178
Red62 (24.3%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue247.67°
Saturation (HSL)59.64%
Lightness43.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 2D · B B2
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