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Colour

#3F20DF

  • #3F20DF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3F20DF is a blue with RGB values 63, 32, 223 and HSL 250°, 75%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3F20DF#3F20DF
HEX#3F20DF
RGBrgb(63, 32, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1255, 0.8745
RGB percentages24.7%, 12.5%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(249.7, 74.9%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.7, 85.7%, 87.5%)
CMYK71.7%, 85.7%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,137,183
CSS custom property--colour: #3F20DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07417WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#343434
Inverted#C0DF20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055E4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.5 from the original
Tritanopia#006185no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 8.4Blue violet · ΔE 17.6Dark violet · ΔE 22.6Blue · ΔE 23.5Dark orchid · ΔE 30.7Dark blue · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 8.39, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0DF20
Analogous#2060DF, #9F20DF
Triadic#DF3F20, #20DF3F
Split complementary#DF9E20, #61DF20
Tetradic#DF2060, #C0DF20, #20DF9F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D2F9
Lighter +30%#B2A6F2
Lighter +20%#8C79EC
Lighter +10%#654DE5
Darker −10%#321AB2
Darker −20%#261386
Darker −30%#190D59
Darker −40%#0D062D
More saturated +25%#2900FF
Less saturated −25%#5540BF

Channel breakdown

R63
G32
B223
Red63 (24.7%)
Green32 (12.5%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue249.74°
Saturation (HSL)74.9%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 20 · B DF

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