Recognised as Colour

#3E5FFE

#3E5FFE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3E5FFE is a blue with RGB values 62, 95, 254 and HSL 230°, 99%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3E5FFE

RGBrgb(62, 95, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3725, 0.9961

RGB percentages24.3%, 37.3%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(229.7, 99%, 62%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 75.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK75.6%, 62.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,087,806

CSS custom property--colour: #3E5FFE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness117.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.91:1

Contrast with white4.91:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#636363

Inverted#C1A001

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0068FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#0089A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.5 Royal blue · ΔE 23.4 Slate blue · ΔE 25.3 Blue violet · ΔE 28.9 Dark orchid · ΔE 32 Medium purple · ΔE 33.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEDD3E

Analogous#3EBFFE, #7D3EFE

Triadic#FE3E5F, #5FFE3E

Split complementary#FE7D3E, #BFFE3E

Tetradic#FE3EBF, #FEDD3E, #3EFE7D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D6DDFF

Lighter +20%#A3B3FF

Lighter +10%#7189FE

Darker −10%#0B35FE

Darker −20%#0126D5

Darker −30%#011DA2

Darker −40%#01146F

More saturated +25%#3D5EFF

Less saturated −25%#566FE6

Channel breakdown

R62

G95

B254

Red62 (24.3%)

Green95 (37.3%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue229.69°

Saturation (HSL)98.97%

Lightness61.96%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3E · G 5F · B FE

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