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Recognised as Colour

#3E64DF

  • #3E64DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3E64DF is a blue with RGB values 62, 100, 223 and HSL 226°, 72%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3E64DF#3E64DF
HEX#3E64DF
RGBrgb(62, 100, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3922, 0.8745
RGB percentages24.3%, 39.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(225.8, 71.6%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.8, 72.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK72.2%, 55.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,089,055
CSS custom property--colour: #3E64DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15466WCAG 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 5.13:1
Contrast with white5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#C19B20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.4 from the original
Tritanopia#008298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 2.9Slate blue · ΔE 11.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 2.94, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFB93E
Analogous#3EB4DF, #693EDF
Triadic#DF3E64, #64DF3E
Split complementary#DF693E, #B4DF3E
Tetradic#DF3EB4, #DFB93E, #3EDF69

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF1FC
Lighter +30%#C1CDF5
Lighter +20%#95AAEE
Lighter +10%#6A87E6
Darker −10%#2149C9
Darker −20%#1A399D
Darker −30%#132971
Darker −40%#0C1945
More saturated +25%#2255FB
Less saturated −25%#5A73C3

Channel breakdown

R62
G100
B223
Red62 (24.3%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue225.84°
Saturation (HSL)71.56%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 64 · B DF

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