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Recognised as Colour

#3239FB

  • #3239FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3239FB is a blue with RGB values 50, 57, 251 and HSL 238°, 96%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3239FB#3239FB
HEX#3239FB
RGBrgb(50, 57, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2235, 0.9843
RGB percentages19.6%, 22.4%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(237.9, 96.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(237.9, 80.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK80.1%, 77.3%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,291,643
CSS custom property--colour: #3239FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.11:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#CDC604

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00759Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.11:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.2Blue violet · ΔE 21.7Blue · ΔE 22.7Dark violet · ΔE 28.3Dark orchid · ΔE 35Dark blue · ΔE 37.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.17, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBF432
Analogous#329DFB, #9032FB
Triadic#FB3239, #39FB32
Split complementary#FB8F32, #9EFB32
Tetradic#FB329D, #FBF432, #32FB8F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFAFF
Lighter +30%#C8CAFE
Lighter +20%#969AFD
Lighter +10%#6469FC
Darker −10%#050DF5
Darker −20%#040AC3
Darker −30%#030891
Darker −40%#02055F
More saturated +25%#2E35FF
Less saturated −25%#4C51E1

Channel breakdown

R50
G57
B251
Red50 (19.6%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue237.91°
Saturation (HSL)96.17%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 39 · B FB

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