Recognised as Colour

#3E2FC1

#3E2FC1
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3E2FC1 is a blue with RGB values 62, 47, 193 and HSL 246°, 61%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3E2FC1#3E2FC1

HEX#3E2FC1

RGBrgb(62, 47, 193)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.1843, 0.7569

RGB percentages24.3%, 18.4%, 75.7%

HSLhsl(246.2, 60.8%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.2, 75.6%, 75.7%)

CMYK67.9%, 75.6%, 0%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,075,457

CSS custom property--colour: #3E2FC1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06907WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.82:1

Contrast with white8.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#C1D03E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#0044BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original

Tritanopia#005A76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 80.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 17.5 Navy · ΔE 20.7 Blue violet · ΔE 22.6 Indigo · ΔE 23 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 17.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B2C12F

Analogous#2F69C1, #872FC1

Triadic#C13E2F, #2FC13E

Split complementary#C1872F, #69C12F

Tetradic#C12F69, #B2C12F, #2FC187

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#CECAF2

Lighter +30%#A8A1E8

Lighter +20%#8278DE

Lighter +10%#5D4FD4

Darker −10%#312598

Darker −20%#241B6F

Darker −30%#161146

Darker −40%#09071D

More saturated +25%#2611DF

Less saturated −25%#564DA3

Channel breakdown

R62

G47

B193

Red62 (24.3%)

Green47 (18.4%)

Blue193 (75.7%)

Hue246.16°

Saturation (HSL)60.83%

Lightness47.06%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 2F · B C1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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