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Recognised as Colour

#3256FE

  • #3256FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3256FE is a blue with RGB values 50, 86, 254 and HSL 229°, 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

#3256FE#3256FE
HEX#3256FE
RGBrgb(50, 86, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3373, 0.9961
RGB percentages19.6%, 33.7%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(229.4, 99%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 80.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK80.3%, 66.1%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,299,070
CSS custom property--colour: #3256FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14489WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.9:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#CDA901

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0074FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0061FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Tritanopia#0084A3no 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 text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.9:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.9Blue violet · ΔE 25.9Medium blue · ΔE 29Royal blue · ΔE 29.6Slate blue · ΔE 30.5Dark orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 22.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEDA32
Analogous#32BCFE, #7432FE
Triadic#FE3256, #56FE32
Split complementary#FE7432, #BCFE32
Tetradic#FE32BC, #FEDA32, #32FE74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDFF
Lighter +30%#CAD4FF
Lighter +20%#98AAFE
Lighter +10%#6580FE
Darker −10%#012DFC
Darker −20%#0124C9
Darker −30%#011B96
Darker −40%#001264
More saturated +25%#3155FF
Less saturated −25%#4C67E4

Channel breakdown

R50
G86
B254
Red50 (19.6%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue229.41°
Saturation (HSL)99.03%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 56 · B FE

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