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Recognised as Colour

#3253FB

  • #3253FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3253FB is a blue with RGB values 50, 83, 251 and HSL 230°, 96%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3253FB#3253FB
HEX#3253FB
RGBrgb(50, 83, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3255, 0.9843
RGB percentages19.6%, 32.5%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(230.1, 96.2%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.1, 80.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK80.1%, 66.9%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,298,299
CSS custom property--colour: #3253FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1383WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#CDAC04

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0072FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0081A0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.3Blue violet · ΔE 25.1Medium blue · ΔE 27.8Royal blue · ΔE 30.1Slate blue · ΔE 30.7Dark orchid · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBDA32
Analogous#32B8FB, #7532FB
Triadic#FB3253, #53FB32
Split complementary#FB7532, #B8FB32
Tetradic#FB32B8, #FBDA32, #32FB75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBFF
Lighter +30%#C8D1FE
Lighter +20%#96A7FD
Lighter +10%#647DFC
Darker −10%#052CF5
Darker −20%#0423C3
Darker −30%#031A91
Darker −40%#02115F
More saturated +25%#2E50FF
Less saturated −25%#4C65E1

Channel breakdown

R50
G83
B251
Red50 (19.6%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue230.15°
Saturation (HSL)96.17%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 53 · B FB

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