Recognised as Colour

#3F22B8

#3F22B8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3F22B8 is a blue with RGB values 63, 34, 184 and HSL 252°, 69%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3F22B8

RGBrgb(63, 34, 184)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1333, 0.7216

RGB percentages24.7%, 13.3%, 72.2%

HSLhsl(251.6, 68.8%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(251.6, 81.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK65.8%, 81.5%, 0%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,137,656

CSS custom property--colour: #3F22B8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05662WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.85:1

Contrast with white9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#333333

Inverted#C0DD47

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0049BCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#003DB5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00516Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.8 Navy · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 21.2 Indigo · ΔE 21.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 22.8 Medium blue · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.84, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9BB822

Analogous#2250B8, #8A22B8

Triadic#B83F22, #22B83F

Split complementary#B88A22, #50B822

Tetradic#B82250, #9BB822, #22B88A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#C0B5F1

Lighter +30%#9C8AE9

Lighter +20%#785FE1

Lighter +10%#5434D9

Darker −10%#301A8D

Darker −20%#221262

Darker −30%#130A37

Darker −40%#04020C

More saturated +25%#2E07D3

Less saturated −25%#503D9D

Channel breakdown

R63

G34

B184

Red63 (24.7%)

Green34 (13.3%)

Blue184 (72.2%)

Hue251.6°

Saturation (HSL)68.81%

Lightness42.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 22 · B B8

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