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Recognised as Colour

#3E44CD

  • #3E44CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3E44CD is a blue with RGB values 62, 68, 205 and HSL 237°, 59%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3E44CD#3E44CD
HEX#3E44CD
RGBrgb(62, 68, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.2667, 0.8039
RGB percentages24.3%, 26.7%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(237.5, 58.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.5, 69.8%, 80.4%)
CMYK69.8%, 66.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,080,845
CSS custom property--colour: #3E44CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.21:1
Contrast with white7.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#C1BB32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005ED1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006983no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.3Slate blue · ΔE 17Royal blue · ΔE 20Dark blue · ΔE 24Rebecca purple · ΔE 24.6Navy · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDC73E
Analogous#3E8CCD, #7F3ECD
Triadic#CD3E44, #44CD3E
Split complementary#CD7F3E, #8CCD3E
Tetradic#CD3E8C, #CDC73E, #3ECD7F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0E1F7
Lighter +30%#B8BAEC
Lighter +20%#8F92E2
Lighter +10%#676BD7
Darker −10%#2C32AC
Darker −20%#222683
Darker −30%#171A5B
Darker −40%#0D0F32
More saturated +25%#2028EB
Less saturated −25%#5C60AF

Channel breakdown

R62
G68
B205
Red62 (24.3%)
Green68 (26.7%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue237.48°
Saturation (HSL)58.85%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 44 · B CD

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