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Colour

#3299CD

  • #3299CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3299CD is a blue with RGB values 50, 153, 205 and HSL 200°, 61%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3299CD#3299CD
HEX#3299CD
RGBrgb(50, 153, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.1961, 0.6, 0.8039
RGB percentages19.6%, 60%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(200.1, 60.8%, 50%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 75.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK75.6%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,316,173
CSS custom property--colour: #3299CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27868WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.57:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.57:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#CD6632

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8098CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6B89CCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00A7ABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11Deep skyblue · ΔE 15.9Light skyblue · ΔE 21Sky blue · ΔE 24Cornflower blue · ΔE 25.6Light slate grey · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD6632
Analogous#32CDB4, #324CCD
Triadic#CD3299, #99CD32
Split complementary#CD324C, #CDB432
Tetradic#B332CD, #CD6632, #4CCD32

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6EBF5
Lighter +30%#ADD6EB
Lighter +20%#84C2E1
Lighter +10%#5BADD7
Darker −10%#287AA4
Darker −20%#1E5C7B
Darker −30%#143D52
Darker −40%#0A1F29
More saturated +25%#12A3ED
Less saturated −25%#528FAD

Channel breakdown

R50
G153
B205
Red50 (19.6%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue200.13°
Saturation (HSL)60.78%
Lightness50%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 32 · G 99 · B CD

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