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Recognised as Colour

#3279FF

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

#3279FF is a blue with RGB values 50, 121, 255 and HSL 219°, 100%, 60%. 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

#3279FF#3279FF
HEX#3279FF
RGBrgb(50, 121, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.4745, 1
RGB percentages19.6%, 47.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(219.2, 100%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.2, 80.4%, 100%)
CMYK80.4%, 52.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,308,031
CSS custom property--colour: #3279FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21573WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.31:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.31:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#CD8600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#048AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009AB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 73 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.5Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.2Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.1Slate blue · ΔE 20.1Medium purple · ΔE 25.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.46, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB832
Analogous#32DFFF, #5232FF
Triadic#FF3279, #79FF32
Split complementary#FF5232, #DFFF32
Tetradic#FF32DF, #FFB832, #32FF52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#CBDDFF
Lighter +20%#98BCFF
Lighter +10%#659AFF
Darker −10%#0058FE
Darker −20%#0046CB
Darker −30%#003598
Darker −40%#002365
More saturated +25%#3279FF
Less saturated −25%#4C81E5

Channel breakdown

R50
G121
B255
Red50 (19.6%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue219.22°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 79 · B FF

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