Recognised as Colour

#3249FF

#3249FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3249FF is a blue with RGB values 50, 73, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3249FF#3249FF

HEX#3249FF

RGBrgb(50, 73, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.2863, 1

RGB percentages19.6%, 28.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(233.3, 100%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 80.4%, 100%)

CMYK80.4%, 71.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,295,743

CSS custom property--colour: #3249FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12663WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.94:1

Contrast with white5.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#515151

Inverted#CDB600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#006EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#005AFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Tritanopia#007EA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.53:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 21.3 Blue violet · ΔE 22.4 Dark violet · ΔE 30.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.9 Blue · ΔE 31.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 21.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FFE832

Analogous#32B0FF, #8232FF

Triadic#FF3249, #49FF32

Split complementary#FF8132, #B0FF32

Tetradic#FF32B0, #FFE832, #32FF82

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#CBD1FF

Lighter +20%#98A4FF

Lighter +10%#6576FF

Darker −10%#001CFE

Darker −20%#0017CB

Darker −30%#001198

Darker −40%#000B65

More saturated +25%#3249FF

Less saturated −25%#4C5DE5

Channel breakdown

R50

G73

B255

Red50 (19.6%)

Green73 (28.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue233.27°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 49 · B FF

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