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Recognised as Colour

#3273FE

  • #3273FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3273FE is a blue with RGB values 50, 115, 254 and HSL 221°, 99%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3273FE#3273FE
HEX#3273FE
RGBrgb(50, 115, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.451, 0.9961
RGB percentages19.6%, 45.1%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(220.9, 99%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.9, 80.3%, 99.6%)
CMYK80.3%, 54.7%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,306,494
CSS custom property--colour: #3273FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20095WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.02:1
Contrast with white4.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#CD8C01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#0073FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0096ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.18:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.4Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEBD32
Analogous#32D9FE, #5732FE
Triadic#FE3273, #73FE32
Split complementary#FE5732, #D9FE32
Tetradic#FE32D9, #FEBD32, #32FE57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFEFF
Lighter +30%#CADBFF
Lighter +20%#98B8FE
Lighter +10%#6596FE
Darker −10%#0151FC
Darker −20%#0141C9
Darker −30%#013096
Darker −40%#002064
More saturated +25%#3173FF
Less saturated −25%#4C7CE4

Channel breakdown

R50
G115
B254
Red50 (19.6%)
Green115 (45.1%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue220.88°
Saturation (HSL)99.03%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 73 · B FE

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