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Recognised as Colour

#3279FC

  • #3279FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3279FC is a blue with RGB values 50, 121, 252 and HSL 219°, 97%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3279FC#3279FC
HEX#3279FC
RGBrgb(50, 121, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4745, 0.9882
RGB percentages19.6%, 47.5%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(218.9, 97.1%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(218.9, 80.2%, 98.8%)
CMYK80.2%, 52%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,308,028
CSS custom property--colour: #3279FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21381WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#CD8603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1389FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#0099AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.5Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.7Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCB532
Analogous#32DEFC, #5032FC
Triadic#FC3279, #79FC32
Split complementary#FC5032, #DEFC32
Tetradic#FC32DE, #FCB532, #32FC50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBFCFF
Lighter +30%#C9DCFE
Lighter +20%#97BBFD
Lighter +10%#649AFD
Darker −10%#0459F7
Darker −20%#0347C5
Darker −30%#023593
Darker −40%#012361
More saturated +25%#2F78FF
Less saturated −25%#4C81E2

Channel breakdown

R50
G121
B252
Red50 (19.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue218.91°
Saturation (HSL)97.12%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 79 · B FC

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