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Recognised as Colour

#3F2CEA

  • #3F2CEA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3F2CEA is a blue with RGB values 63, 44, 234 and HSL 246°, 82%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3F2CEA#3F2CEA
HEX#3F2CEA
RGBrgb(63, 44, 234)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1725, 0.9176
RGB percentages24.7%, 17.3%, 91.8%
HSLhsl(246, 81.9%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(246, 81.2%, 91.8%)
CMYK73.1%, 81.2%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,140,266
CSS custom property--colour: #3F2CEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.61:1
Contrast with white7.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#C0D315

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BE7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00698Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 11.2Blue violet · ΔE 18.1Blue · ΔE 23.5Dark violet · ΔE 24.1Dark orchid · ΔE 31.4Dark blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 11.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D7EA2C
Analogous#2C78EA, #9E2CEA
Triadic#EA3F2C, #2CEA3F
Split complementary#EA9E2C, #78EA2C
Tetradic#EA2C78, #D7EA2C, #2CEA9E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E8E6FC
Lighter +30%#BEB7F8
Lighter +20%#9389F3
Lighter +10%#695AEF
Darker −10%#2715CE
Darker −20%#1E10A0
Darker −30%#160B72
Darker −40%#0D0743
More saturated +25%#2E17FF
Less saturated −25%#5649CD

Channel breakdown

R63
G44
B234
Red63 (24.7%)
Green44 (17.3%)
Blue234 (91.8%)
Hue246°
Saturation (HSL)81.9%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 2C · B EA

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