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Recognised as Colour

#3E61FA

  • #3E61FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3E61FA is a blue with RGB values 62, 97, 250 and HSL 229°, 95%, 61%. 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

#3E61FA#3E61FA
HEX#3E61FA
RGBrgb(62, 97, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3804, 0.9804
RGB percentages24.3%, 38%, 98%
HSLhsl(228.8, 94.9%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.8, 75.2%, 98%)
CMYK75.2%, 61.2%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,088,314
CSS custom property--colour: #3E61FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16476WCAG 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 4.89:1
Contrast with white4.89:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#C19E05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#007AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0068F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0089A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.89:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.3:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.1Royal blue · ΔE 19.8Slate blue · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 30.7Blue violet · ΔE 30.9Dark orchid · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 15.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAD73E
Analogous#3EBFFA, #793EFA
Triadic#FA3E61, #61FA3E
Split complementary#FA793E, #BFFA3E
Tetradic#FA3EBF, #FAD73E, #3EFA79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D3DBFE
Lighter +20%#A1B2FD
Lighter +10%#708AFB
Darker −10%#0C38F9
Darker −20%#052ACD
Darker −30%#04209B
Darker −40%#031669
More saturated +25%#395EFF
Less saturated −25%#5771E1

Channel breakdown

R62
G97
B250
Red62 (24.3%)
Green97 (38%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue228.83°
Saturation (HSL)94.95%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 61 · B FA

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