Colour

#3283B5

#3283B5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3283B5 is a blue with RGB values 50, 131, 181 and HSL 203°, 57%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3283B5

RGBrgb(50, 131, 181)

RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.5137, 0.7098

RGB percentages19.6%, 51.4%, 71%

HSLhsl(202.9, 56.7%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(202.9, 72.4%, 71%)

CMYK72.4%, 27.6%, 0%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,310,517

CSS custom property--colour: #3283B5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20247WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness120.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#757575

Inverted#CD7C4A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C83B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5A77B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original

Tritanopia#009094no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 3.8 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Slate grey · ΔE 23.5 Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.5 Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.3 Light skyblue · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 3.82, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#B56432

Analogous#32B5A5, #3242B5

Triadic#B53283, #83B532

Split complementary#B53242, #B5A532

Tetradic#A532B5, #B56432, #42B532

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C4DFEF

Lighter +30%#9CC8E4

Lighter +20%#74B2D9

Lighter +10%#4C9CCE

Darker −10%#27668D

Darker −20%#1C4965

Darker −30%#112C3D

Darker −40%#060F15

More saturated +25%#158AD2

Less saturated −25%#4F7C98

Channel breakdown

R50

G131

B181

Red50 (19.6%)

Green131 (51.4%)

Blue181 (71%)

Hue202.9°

Saturation (HSL)56.71%

Lightness45.29%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 32 · G 83 · B B5

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