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Recognised as Colour

#3198FD

  • #3198FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3198FD is a blue with RGB values 49, 152, 253 and HSL 210°, 98%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3198FD#3198FD
HEX#3198FD
RGBrgb(49, 152, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.1922, 0.5961, 0.9922
RGB percentages19.2%, 59.6%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(209.7, 98.1%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.7, 80.6%, 99.2%)
CMYK80.6%, 39.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,250,429
CSS custom property--colour: #3198FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30201WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.04:1
Contrast with white2.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#CE6702

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#669FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#448DFBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 55.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 7Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.7Royal blue · ΔE 25.7Steel blue · ΔE 29.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 30.3Medium purple · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 6.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FD9631
Analogous#31FDFC, #3132FD
Triadic#FD3198, #98FD31
Split complementary#FD3132, #FDFC31
Tetradic#FC31FD, #FD9631, #32FD31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFDFF
Lighter +30%#C9E4FE
Lighter +20%#96CBFE
Lighter +10%#64B1FD
Darker −10%#027FF9
Darker −20%#0265C6
Darker −30%#014B94
Darker −40%#013161
More saturated +25%#2F98FF
Less saturated −25%#4B98E3

Channel breakdown

R49
G152
B253
Red49 (19.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue209.71°
Saturation (HSL)98.08%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 31 · G 98 · B FD

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