#3F28EB Color

#3F28EB is rgb(63, 40, 235) in RGB, hsl(247, 83%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 83%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Blue (#0000CD), visibly different at ΔE 10.85. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#3F28EB

HEX#3F28EB

RGBrgb(63, 40, 235)

HSLhsl(247, 83%, 54%)

HSVhsv(247, 83%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(73%, 83%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(47% 0.266 274.3)

LABlab(33.27% 55.76 -94.50)

LCHlch(33.27% 109.72 300.54)

What #3F28EB 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 #3F28EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 10.85 Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 11.77 Han Purple#5218FAΔE 11.89 Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 15.34 Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 18.31 Indigo (Color Wheel)#4000FFΔE 19.12

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#3F28EB Channel Values

How #3F28EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 63 · G 40 · B 235	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 247° · S 83% · L 54%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 247° · S 83% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 73% · M 83% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.74:1 vs white · 2.71:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #3F28EB 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 text7.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #3F28EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #3F28EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #3F28EB

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.

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How #3F28EB 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#3F28EB

Protanopia#2D2DEB

Protanomaly#352BEB

Deuteranopia#3131EB

Deuteranomaly#372EEB

Tritanopia#006262

Tritanomaly#0051AB

Achromatopsia#535353

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Using #3F28EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-3f28eb: #3F28EB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #3F28EB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-3f28eb': '#3F28EB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.247, green: 0.157, blue: 0.922)

Android XML<color name="color_3f28eb">#3F28EB</color>

SVG fillfill="#3F28EB"

More Blue Colors

#3F28EB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#3F28EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #3F28EB?

#3F28EB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(63, 40, 235) in RGB and hsl(247, 83%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000CD), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.85.

What is the RGB value of #3F28EB?

#3F28EB is rgb(63, 40, 235) — red 63, green 40, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #3F28EB?

#3F28EB converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 83%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #3F28EB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #3F28EB scores 7.74:1 against white and 2.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #3F28EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #3F28EB 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 10.85, which is visibly different.

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