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Recognised as Colour

#3255FE

  • #3255FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3255FE is a blue with RGB values 50, 85, 254 and HSL 230°, 99%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3255FE#3255FE
HEX#3255FE
RGBrgb(50, 85, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3333, 0.9961
RGB percentages19.6%, 33.3%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(229.7, 99%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 80.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK80.3%, 66.5%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,298,814
CSS custom property--colour: #3255FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14331WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#CDAA01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0083A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 23.4Blue violet · ΔE 25.5Medium blue · ΔE 28.3Royal blue · ΔE 30.3Slate blue · ΔE 31.1Dark orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.43, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEDB32
Analogous#32BBFE, #7532FE
Triadic#FE3255, #55FE32
Split complementary#FE7532, #BBFE32
Tetradic#FE32BB, #FEDB32, #32FE75

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFF
Lighter +30%#CAD3FF
Lighter +20%#98A9FE
Lighter +10%#657FFE
Darker −10%#012CFC
Darker −20%#0123C9
Darker −30%#011A96
Darker −40%#001164
More saturated +25%#3154FF
Less saturated −25%#4C66E4

Channel breakdown

R50
G85
B254
Red50 (19.6%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue229.71°
Saturation (HSL)99.03%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 55 · B FE

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