Recognised as Colour

#3F2EC6

#3F2EC6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dark blue

#3F2EC6 is a blue with RGB values 63, 46, 198 and HSL 247°, 62%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3F2EC6

RGBrgb(63, 46, 198)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1804, 0.7765

RGB percentages24.7%, 18%, 77.6%

HSLhsl(246.7, 62.3%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(246.7, 76.8%, 77.6%)

CMYK68.2%, 76.8%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,140,742

CSS custom property--colour: #3F2EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07088WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness83.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.69:1

Contrast with white8.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3D3D3D

Inverted#C0D139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0051CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0045C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Tritanopia#005B79no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 20.5 Navy · ΔE 22.4 Medium blue · ΔE 23 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.2 Indigo · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 18.67, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B5C62E

Analogous#2E69C6, #8B2EC6

Triadic#C63F2E, #2EC63F

Split complementary#C68B2E, #69C62E

Tetradic#C62E69, #B5C62E, #2EC68B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D1CDF3

Lighter +30%#ABA3EA

Lighter +20%#857AE0

Lighter +10%#6051D6

Darker −10%#32249D

Darker −20%#251B73

Darker −30%#17114A

Darker −40%#0A0820

More saturated +25%#2710E4

Less saturated −25%#574DA8

Channel breakdown

R63

G46

B198

Red63 (24.7%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue198 (77.6%)

Hue246.71°

Saturation (HSL)62.3%

Lightness47.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 2E · B C6

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Colour values

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