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Recognised as Colour

#0359FD

  • #0359FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#0359FD is a blue with RGB values 3, 89, 253 and HSL 219°, 98%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#0359FD#0359FD
HEX#0359FD
RGBrgb(3, 89, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.349, 0.9922
RGB percentages1.2%, 34.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(219.4, 98.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 98.8%, 99.2%)
CMYK98.8%, 64.8%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer219,645
CSS custom property--colour: #0359FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14256WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#FCA602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Tritanopia#0086A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.9Slate blue · ΔE 29.3Blue violet · ΔE 29.6Medium blue · ΔE 31.8Dark orchid · ΔE 34.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDA703
Analogous#03D6FD, #2A03FD
Triadic#FD0359, #59FD03
Split complementary#FD2A03, #D6FD03
Tetradic#FD03D6, #FDA703, #03FD2A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDDEFF
Lighter +30%#9BBDFE
Lighter +20%#689CFE
Lighter +10%#367AFD
Darker −10%#0247CB
Darker −20%#013599
Darker −30%#012466
Darker −40%#001234
More saturated +25%#0158FF
Less saturated −25%#2363DD

Channel breakdown

R3
G89
B253
Red3 (1.2%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue219.36°
Saturation (HSL)98.43%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 59 · B FD

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