Recognised as Colour

#3E55DD

#3E55DD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3E55DD is a blue with RGB values 62, 85, 221 and HSL 231°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E55DD

RGBrgb(62, 85, 221)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3333, 0.8667

RGB percentages24.3%, 33.3%, 86.7%

HSLhsl(231.3, 70%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.3, 71.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK71.9%, 61.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,085,213

CSS custom property--colour: #3E55DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12742WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness104.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.92:1

Contrast with white5.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#C1AA22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006CE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#005DDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007891no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.55:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.4 Royal blue · ΔE 13.8 Slate blue · ΔE 14.5 Medium purple · ΔE 25.2 Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DDC63E

Analogous#3EA5DD, #763EDD

Triadic#DD3E55, #55DD3E

Split complementary#DD773E, #A4DD3E

Tetradic#DD3EA5, #DDC63E, #3EDD76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EBEEFC

Lighter +30%#C0C8F4

Lighter +20%#95A1EC

Lighter +10%#697BE5

Darker −10%#233AC5

Darker −20%#1B2D9A

Darker −30%#13216F

Darker −40%#0C1443

More saturated +25%#2241F9

Less saturated −25%#5A69C1

Channel breakdown

R62

G85

B221

Red62 (24.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue221 (86.7%)

Hue231.32°

Saturation (HSL)70.04%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 55 · B DD

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