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Recognised as Colour

#3F08DE

  • #3F08DE
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3F08DE is a violet with RGB values 63, 8, 222 and HSL 255°, 93%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3F08DE#3F08DE
HEX#3F08DE
RGBrgb(63, 8, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.0314, 0.8706
RGB percentages24.7%, 3.1%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(255.4, 93%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(255.4, 96.4%, 87.1%)
CMYK71.6%, 96.4%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,131,038
CSS custom property--colour: #3F08DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06504WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.13:1
Contrast with white9.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#C0F721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#003FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.9Blue · ΔE 18.1Blue violet · ΔE 20.6Dark violet · ΔE 23.8Dark orchid · ΔE 34.7Dark blue · ΔE 34.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7DE08
Analogous#083CDE, #AA08DE
Triadic#DE3F08, #08DE3F
Split complementary#DEAA08, #3CDE08
Tetradic#DE083C, #A7DE08, #08DEAA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C8B6FC
Lighter +30%#A384FB
Lighter +20%#7E53F9
Lighter +10%#5922F7
Darker −10%#3106AD
Darker −20%#23047C
Darker −30%#15034A
Darker −40%#070119
More saturated +25%#3B00E6
Less saturated −25%#4D25C1

Channel breakdown

R63
G8
B222
Red63 (24.7%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue255.42°
Saturation (HSL)93.04%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 08 · B DE

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