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Recognised as Colour

#3F2EDC

  • #3F2EDC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3F2EDC is a blue with RGB values 63, 46, 220 and HSL 246°, 71%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3F2EDC#3F2EDC
HEX#3F2EDC
RGBrgb(63, 46, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1804, 0.8627
RGB percentages24.7%, 18%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(245.9, 71.3%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.9, 79.1%, 86.3%)
CMYK71.4%, 79.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,140,764
CSS custom property--colour: #3F2EDC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08178WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1
Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3E3E3E
Inverted#C0D123

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0058E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#006486no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.4Blue violet · ΔE 16.7Dark violet · ΔE 23.2Dark blue · ΔE 26.5Dark orchid · ΔE 26.8Blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CBDC2E
Analogous#2E74DC, #962EDC
Triadic#DC3F2E, #2EDC3F
Split complementary#DC962E, #74DC2E
Tetradic#DC2E74, #CBDC2E, #2EDC96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0DDF9
Lighter +30%#B7B1F2
Lighter +20%#8F85EB
Lighter +10%#675AE3
Darker −10%#2E1FB8
Darker −20%#23188C
Darker −30%#181061
Darker −40%#0D0935
More saturated +25%#2610FB
Less saturated −25%#584DBE

Channel breakdown

R63
G46
B220
Red63 (24.7%)
Green46 (18%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue245.86°
Saturation (HSL)71.31%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 2E · B DC

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