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Recognised as Colour

#3306FA

  • #3306FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3306FA is a blue with RGB values 51, 6, 250 and HSL 251°, 96%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3306FA#3306FA
HEX#3306FA
RGBrgb(51, 6, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.0235, 0.9804
RGB percentages20%, 2.4%, 98%
HSLhsl(251.1, 96.1%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.1, 97.6%, 98%)
CMYK79.6%, 97.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,344,122
CSS custom property--colour: #3306FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07736WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.24:1
Contrast with white8.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#212121
Inverted#CCF905

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0059FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27 from the original
Tritanopia#006993no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 114.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.1Medium blue · ΔE 17.8Blue violet · ΔE 30.7Dark violet · ΔE 33.4Dark orchid · ΔE 45.9Dark blue · ΔE 47.7
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.09, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDFA06
Analogous#0653FA, #AD06FA
Triadic#FA3306, #06FA33
Split complementary#FAAD06, #53FA06
Tetradic#FA0653, #CDFA06, #06FAAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D7CEFE
Lighter +30%#AE9CFD
Lighter +20%#856AFC
Lighter +10%#5C38FB
Darker −10%#2804C9
Darker −20%#1E0397
Darker −30%#140265
Darker −40%#0A0133
More saturated +25%#3001FF
Less saturated −25%#4726DA

Channel breakdown

R51
G6
B250
Red51 (20%)
Green6 (2.4%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue251.07°
Saturation (HSL)96.06%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 06 · B FA

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