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Recognised as Colour

#3265B3

  • #3265B3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3265B3 is a blue with RGB values 50, 101, 179 and HSL 216°, 56%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3265B3#3265B3
HEX#3265B3
RGBrgb(50, 101, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.3961, 0.702
RGB percentages19.6%, 39.6%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(216.3, 56.3%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.3, 72.1%, 70.2%)
CMYK72.1%, 43.6%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,302,835
CSS custom property--colour: #3265B3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.76:1
Contrast with white5.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#CD9A4C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F6CB6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original
Deuteranopia#2860B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#007783no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.65:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 19Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Steel blue · ΔE 22Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.5Royal blue · ΔE 25.4Slate blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 19.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B38032
Analogous#32A5B3, #4032B3
Triadic#B33265, #65B332
Split complementary#B34032, #A5B332
Tetradic#B332A5, #B38032, #32B340

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3D4EE
Lighter +30%#9BB7E3
Lighter +20%#739BD8
Lighter +10%#4B7ECD
Darker −10%#274F8B
Darker −20%#1C3863
Darker −30%#11223B
Darker −40%#050B14
More saturated +25%#155FD0
Less saturated −25%#4F6B96

Channel breakdown

R50
G101
B179
Red50 (19.6%)
Green101 (39.6%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue216.28°
Saturation (HSL)56.33%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 65 · B B3

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