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Recognised as Colour

#3278EC

  • #3278EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3278EC is a blue with RGB values 50, 120, 236 and HSL 217°, 83%, 56%. 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

#3278EC#3278EC
HEX#3278EC
RGBrgb(50, 120, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4706, 0.9255
RGB percentages19.6%, 47.1%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(217.4, 83%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(217.4, 78.8%, 92.5%)
CMYK78.8%, 49.2%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,307,756
CSS custom property--colour: #3278EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.03:1
Contrast with white4.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.03:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#717171
Inverted#CD8713

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3185F0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0074EAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.17:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 11.8Slate blue · ΔE 19.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Medium purple · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECA632
Analogous#32D5EC, #4932EC
Triadic#EC3278, #78EC32
Split complementary#EC4932, #D5EC32
Tetradic#EC32D5, #ECA632, #32EC49

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF3FD
Lighter +30%#BED4F9
Lighter +20%#8FB5F5
Lighter +10%#6197F0
Darker −10%#145DD7
Darker −20%#1049A8
Darker −30%#0B357A
Darker −40%#07214B
More saturated +25%#1F73FF
Less saturated −25%#4E7FD0

Channel breakdown

R50
G120
B236
Red50 (19.6%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue217.42°
Saturation (HSL)83.04%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 78 · B EC

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