Recognised as Colour

#3E55FD

#3E55FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3E55FD is a blue with RGB values 62, 85, 253 and HSL 233°, 98%, 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 Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E55FD

RGBrgb(62, 85, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3333, 0.9922

RGB percentages24.3%, 33.3%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(232.8, 97.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.8, 75.5%, 99.2%)

CMYK75.5%, 66.4%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,085,245

CSS custom property--colour: #3E55FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14613WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.35:1

Contrast with white5.35:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5C5C5C

Inverted#C1AA02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0062FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original

Tritanopia#0083A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.92:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.4 Blue violet · ΔE 24.5 Medium blue · ΔE 28.4 Royal blue · ΔE 29.8 Slate blue · ΔE 30.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDE63E

Analogous#3EB4FD, #863EFD

Triadic#FD3E55, #55FD3E

Split complementary#FD873E, #B4FD3E

Tetradic#FD3EB5, #FDE63E, #3EFD87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D5DAFF

Lighter +20%#A3AEFE

Lighter +10%#7081FE

Darker −10%#0C29FC

Darker −20%#021BD3

Darker −30%#0215A0

Darker −40%#010E6E

More saturated +25%#3C53FF

Less saturated −25%#5668E5

Channel breakdown

R62

G85

B253

Red62 (24.3%)

Green85 (33.3%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue232.77°

Saturation (HSL)97.95%

Lightness61.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 55 · B FD

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