Colour

#3E53FF

#3E53FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3E53FF is a blue with RGB values 62, 83, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3E53FF#3E53FF

HEX#3E53FF

RGBrgb(62, 83, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3255, 1

RGB percentages24.3%, 32.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(233.5, 100%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.5, 75.7%, 100%)

CMYK75.7%, 67.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,084,735

CSS custom property--colour: #3E53FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.4:1

Contrast with white5.4:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B

Inverted#C1AC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original

Deuteranopia#0061FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0082A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4 Medium blue · ΔE 26.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 31 Dark violet · ΔE 31.7 Royal blue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFEA3E

Analogous#3EB3FF, #8A3EFF

Triadic#FF3E53, #53FF3E

Split complementary#FF8A3E, #B3FF3E

Tetradic#FF3EB3, #FFEA3E, #3EFF8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D7DBFF

Lighter +20%#A4AEFF

Lighter +10%#7180FF

Darker −10%#0B26FF

Darker −20%#0017D7

Darker −30%#0012A4

Darker −40%#000C71

More saturated +25%#3E53FF

Less saturated −25%#5666E7

Channel breakdown

R62

G83

B255

Red62 (24.3%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue233.47°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness62.16%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 53 · B FF

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