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Colour

#3274FF

  • #3274FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3274FF is a blue with RGB values 50, 116, 255 and HSL 221°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3274FF#3274FF
HEX#3274FF
RGBrgb(50, 116, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4549, 1
RGB percentages19.6%, 45.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.7, 100%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.7, 80.4%, 100%)
CMYK80.4%, 54.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,306,751
CSS custom property--colour: #3274FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20389WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.08:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.08:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#707070
Inverted#CD8B00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0086FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0097AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 19.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 23Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Cornflower blue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBD32
Analogous#32DAFF, #5732FF
Triadic#FF3274, #74FF32
Split complementary#FF5732, #DAFF32
Tetradic#FF32DA, #FFBD32, #32FF57

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#CBDCFF
Lighter +20%#98B9FF
Lighter +10%#6597FF
Darker −10%#0052FE
Darker −20%#0041CB
Darker −30%#003198
Darker −40%#002165
More saturated +25%#3274FF
Less saturated −25%#4C7DE5

Channel breakdown

R50
G116
B255
Red50 (19.6%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.68°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 74 · B FF

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