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Colour

#3174DD

  • #3174DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3174DD is a blue with RGB values 49, 116, 221 and HSL 217°, 72%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3174DD#3174DD
HEX#3174DD
RGBrgb(49, 116, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.4549, 0.8667
RGB percentages19.2%, 45.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(216.6, 71.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 77.8%, 86.7%)
CMYK77.8%, 47.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,241,181
CSS custom property--colour: #3174DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18364WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6D6D6D
Inverted#CE8B22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#397FE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#006FDBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008D9Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Royal blue · ΔE 11.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.2Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DD9A31
Analogous#31CADD, #4431DD
Triadic#DD3174, #74DD31
Split complementary#DD4431, #CADD31
Tetradic#DD31CA, #DD9A31, #31DD44

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E0EAFA
Lighter +30%#B4CDF3
Lighter +20%#89AFEB
Lighter +10%#5D92E4
Darker −10%#1F5CBC
Darker −20%#184790
Darker −30%#113164
Darker −40%#091C39
More saturated +25%#136DFB
Less saturated −25%#4F7BBF

Channel breakdown

R49
G116
B221
Red49 (19.2%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue216.63°
Saturation (HSL)71.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 74 · B DD

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