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Recognised as Colour

#3F2AB4

  • #3F2AB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3F2AB4 is a blue with RGB values 63, 42, 180 and HSL 249°, 62%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3F2AB4#3F2AB4
HEX#3F2AB4
RGBrgb(63, 42, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1647, 0.7059
RGB percentages24.7%, 16.5%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(249.1, 62.2%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(249.1, 76.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK65%, 76.7%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,139,700
CSS custom property--colour: #3F2AB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06008WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness76.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#C0D54B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004AB8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00526Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 14.8Navy · ΔE 17.1Indigo · ΔE 18.5Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.1Slate blue · ΔE 23.3Dark orchid · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 14.79, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9FB42A
Analogous#2A5AB4, #842AB4
Triadic#B43F2A, #2AB43F
Split complementary#B4842A, #5AB42A
Tetradic#B42A5A, #9FB42A, #2AB484

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3BBEF
Lighter +30%#9E92E5
Lighter +20%#7A68DC
Lighter +10%#553FD2
Darker −10%#31208B
Darker −20%#221761
Darker −30%#140D38
Darker −40%#05030F
More saturated +25%#2C0ED0
Less saturated −25%#524698

Channel breakdown

R63
G42
B180
Red63 (24.7%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue249.13°
Saturation (HSL)62.16%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 2A · B B4

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