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Recognised as Colour

#3E5FFF

  • #3E5FFF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3E5FFF is a blue with RGB values 62, 95, 255 and HSL 230°, 100%, 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

#3E5FFF#3E5FFF
HEX#3E5FFF
RGBrgb(62, 95, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3725, 1
RGB percentages24.3%, 37.3%, 100%
HSLhsl(229.7, 100%, 62.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 75.7%, 100%)
CMYK75.7%, 62.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,087,807
CSS custom property--colour: #3E5FFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16429WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness117.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#C1A000

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0089A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 86.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 23.9Slate blue · ΔE 25.8Blue violet · ΔE 28.7Dark orchid · ΔE 32Medium purple · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFDE3E
Analogous#3EC0FF, #7D3EFF
Triadic#FF3E5F, #5FFF3E
Split complementary#FF7D3E, #C0FF3E
Tetradic#FF3EC0, #FFDE3E, #3EFF7D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D7DEFF
Lighter +20%#A4B4FF
Lighter +10%#7189FF
Darker −10%#0B35FF
Darker −20%#0025D7
Darker −30%#001CA4
Darker −40%#001371
More saturated +25%#3E5FFF
Less saturated −25%#566FE7

Channel breakdown

R62
G95
B255
Red62 (24.3%)
Green95 (37.3%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue229.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness62.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 5F · B FF

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