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Colour

#3275FF

  • #3275FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3275FF is a blue with RGB values 50, 117, 255 and HSL 220°, 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

#3275FF#3275FF
HEX#3275FF
RGBrgb(50, 117, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4588, 1
RGB percentages19.6%, 45.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(220.4, 100%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.4, 80.4%, 100%)
CMYK80.4%, 54.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,307,007
CSS custom property--colour: #3275FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#CD8A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0087FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0097AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 15.9Slate blue · ΔE 19.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.3Medium purple · ΔE 26Cornflower blue · ΔE 32.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFBC32
Analogous#32DCFF, #5532FF
Triadic#FF3275, #75FF32
Split complementary#FF5532, #DCFF32
Tetradic#FF32DC, #FFBC32, #32FF55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#CBDCFF
Lighter +20%#98BAFF
Lighter +10%#6597FF
Darker −10%#0053FE
Darker −20%#0042CB
Darker −30%#003298
Darker −40%#002165
More saturated +25%#3275FF
Less saturated −25%#4C7EE5

Channel breakdown

R50
G117
B255
Red50 (19.6%)
Green117 (45.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue220.39°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 75 · B FF

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