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#3D14E1 Color

#3D14E1 is rgb(61, 20, 225) in RGB, hsl(252, 84%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 91%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3D14E1
HEX#3D14E1
RGBrgb(61, 20, 225)
HSLhsl(252, 84%, 48%)
HSVhsv(252, 91%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 91%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(44.3% 0.266 275.3)
LABlab(29.67% 60.02 -94.79)
LCHlch(29.67% 112.19 302.34)

What #3D14E1 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #3D14E1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 7.32Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 8.92Han Purple#5218FAΔE 9.64Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 15.63Indigo (Color Wheel)#4000FFΔE 16.2Ultramarine#3F00FFΔE 16.26

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#3D14E1 Channel Values

How #3D14E1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 61 · G 20 · B 2258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 84% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 91% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 91% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.8:1 vs white · 2.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3D14E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #3D14E1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #3D14E1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3D14E1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#3D14E1
Complementary
#B8E114
Analogous
#1451E1
Analogous
#A414E1
Triadic
#E13D14
Triadic
#14E13D
Split comp.
#E1A414
Split comp.
#51E114

Tints & Shades of #3D14E1

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#522CED
#6D4DEF
#886EF2
#A793F6
#C2B4F8
#DCD5FB

Shades

#3511C5
#2C0EA4
#250C88
#1D096C
#160750
#0D042F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #3D14E1.

How #3D14E1 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#3D14E1
Protanopia#1F1FE1
Protanomaly#2E1BE1
Deuteranopia#2727E1
Deuteranomaly#3121E1
Tritanopia#005959
Tritanomaly#0047A2
Achromatopsia#4A4A4A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #3D14E1 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-3d14e1: #3D14E1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3D14E1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3d14e1': '#3D14E1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.239, green: 0.078, blue: 0.882)
Android XML<color name="color_3d14e1">#3D14E1</color>
SVG fillfill="#3D14E1"

More Blue Colors

#3D14E1 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#3D14E1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3D14E1?

#3D14E1 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(61, 20, 225) in RGB and hsl(252, 84%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.32.

What is the RGB value of #3D14E1?

#3D14E1 is rgb(61, 20, 225) — red 61, green 20, and blue 225 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3D14E1?

#3D14E1 converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 91%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3D14E1 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3D14E1 scores 8.8:1 against white and 2.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3D14E1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3D14E1 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 7.32, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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