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Colour

#3F329C

  • #3F329C
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rebecca purple

#3F329C is a blue with RGB values 63, 50, 156 and HSL 247°, 51%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rebecca purple.

Colour values

#3F329C#3F329C
HEX#3F329C
RGBrgb(63, 50, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.1961, 0.6118
RGB percentages24.7%, 19.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(247.4, 51.5%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(247.4, 67.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK59.6%, 67.9%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,141,724
CSS custom property--colour: #3F329C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05738WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.78:1
Contrast with white9.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#C0CD63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#00479Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#00409Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#024D62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Rebecca purple · ΔE 11.6Midnight blue · ΔE 15.2Slate blue · ΔE 16.7Indigo · ΔE 17.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 17.6Navy · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourRebecca purple (#663399)ΔE 11.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8F9C32
Analogous#325A9C, #74329C
Triadic#9C3F32, #329C3F
Split complementary#9C7432, #5A9C32
Tetradic#9C325A, #8F9C32, #329C74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BAB3E7
Lighter +30%#968DDA
Lighter +20%#7366CE
Lighter +10%#4F3FC2
Darker −10%#2F2675
Darker −20%#20194F
Darker −30%#100D28
Darker −40%#010002
More saturated +25%#2C18B6
Less saturated −25%#524C82

Channel breakdown

R63
G50
B156
Red63 (24.7%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue247.36°
Saturation (HSL)51.46%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3F · G 32 · B 9C

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