Recognised as Colour

#3F4FF9

#3F4FF9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3F4FF9 is a blue with RGB values 63, 79, 249 and HSL 235°, 94%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

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HEX#3F4FF9

RGBrgb(63, 79, 249)

RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.3098, 0.9765

RGB percentages24.7%, 31%, 97.6%

HSLhsl(234.8, 93.9%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(234.8, 74.7%, 97.6%)

CMYK74.7%, 68.3%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,149,241

CSS custom property--colour: #3F4FF9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.68:1

Contrast with white5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#585858

Inverted#C0B006

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0070FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EF6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.2 from the original

Tritanopia#007E9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.9 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 22.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.1 Medium blue · ΔE 25.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.7 Dark violet · ΔE 30.5 Slate blue · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 22.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F9E93F

Analogous#3FACF9, #8C3FF9

Triadic#F93F4F, #4FF93F

Split complementary#F98C3F, #ACF93F

Tetradic#F93FAC, #F9E93F, #3FF98C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D3D7FE

Lighter +20%#A2AAFC

Lighter +10%#707CFB

Darker −10%#0E22F7

Darker −20%#0617CC

Darker −30%#05129A

Darker −40%#030C69

More saturated +25%#394AFF

Less saturated −25%#5863E0

Channel breakdown

R63

G79

B249

Red63 (24.7%)

Green79 (31%)

Blue249 (97.6%)

Hue234.84°

Saturation (HSL)93.94%

Lightness61.18%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3F · G 4F · B F9

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