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Recognised as Colour

#3254D6

  • #3254D6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3254D6 is a blue with RGB values 50, 84, 214 and HSL 228°, 67%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3254D6#3254D6
HEX#3254D6
RGBrgb(50, 84, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3294, 0.8392
RGB percentages19.6%, 32.9%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(227.6, 66.7%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(227.6, 76.6%, 83.9%)
CMYK76.6%, 60.7%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,298,518
CSS custom property--colour: #3254D6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11874WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.22:1
Contrast with white6.22:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#CDAB29

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0059D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7 from the original
Tritanopia#00758Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.3Slate blue · ΔE 13.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 24.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 26Dark slateblue · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.3, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D6B432
Analogous#32A6D6, #6232D6
Triadic#D63254, #54D632
Split complementary#D66232, #A6D632
Tetradic#D632A6, #D6B432, #32D662

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE2F8
Lighter +30%#B2BEF0
Lighter +20%#879BE7
Lighter +10%#5D77DF
Darker −10%#2441B2
Darker −20%#1B3187
Darker −30%#12225D
Darker −40%#0A1232
More saturated +25%#1342F5
Less saturated −25%#5166B7

Channel breakdown

R50
G84
B214
Red50 (19.6%)
Green84 (32.9%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue227.56°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 54 · B D6

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