Recognised as Colour

#3275D9

#3275D9
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3275D9 is a blue with RGB values 50, 117, 217 and HSL 216°, 69%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3275D9

RGBrgb(50, 117, 217)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4588, 0.851

RGB percentages19.6%, 45.9%, 85.1%

HSLhsl(215.9, 68.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(215.9, 77%, 85.1%)

CMYK77%, 46.1%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,306,969

CSS custom property--colour: #3275D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1841WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness119 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.68:1

Contrast with white4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#CD8A26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3F7FDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#1370D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#008D9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.9 Royal blue · ΔE 14.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.1 Slate blue · ΔE 22.6 Medium purple · ΔE 24.5 Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.3

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 11.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D99632

Analogous#32C8D9, #4232D9

Triadic#D93275, #75D932

Split complementary#D94332, #C8D932

Tetradic#D932C9, #D99632, #32D943

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DEE9F9

Lighter +30%#B3CCF1

Lighter +20%#88AFE9

Lighter +10%#5D92E1

Darker −10%#225DB6

Darker −20%#1A478B

Darker −30%#123160

Darker −40%#0A1B35

More saturated +25%#146FF7

Less saturated −25%#507BBB

Channel breakdown

R50

G117

B217

Red50 (19.6%)

Green117 (45.9%)

Blue217 (85.1%)

Hue215.93°

Saturation (HSL)68.72%

Lightness52.35%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 75 · B D9

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