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Recognised as Colour

#330EE1

  • #330EE1
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#330EE1 is a blue with RGB values 51, 14, 225 and HSL 251°, 88%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#330EE1#330EE1
HEX#330EE1
RGBrgb(51, 14, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.0549, 0.8824
RGB percentages20%, 5.5%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(250.5, 88.3%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.5, 93.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK77.3%, 93.8%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,346,145
CSS custom property--colour: #330EE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06454WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness81.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.17:1
Contrast with white9.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#252525
Inverted#CCF11E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0051E6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#003EDEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Tritanopia#005E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 6.8Blue · ΔE 16.8Blue violet · ΔE 22.3Dark violet · ΔE 25.8Dark blue · ΔE 35.7Dark orchid · ΔE 36.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 6.76, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BCE10E
Analogous#0E52E1, #9D0EE1
Triadic#E1330E, #0EE133
Split complementary#E19C0E, #53E10E
Tetradic#E10E52, #BCE10E, #0EE19D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CAC0FB
Lighter +30%#A290F8
Lighter +20%#7A60F5
Lighter +10%#5230F2
Darker −10%#280BB1
Darker −20%#1D0881
Darker −30%#120551
Darker −40%#070221
More saturated +25%#2A00EF
Less saturated −25%#462CC3

Channel breakdown

R51
G14
B225
Red51 (20%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue250.52°
Saturation (HSL)88.28%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 0E · B E1

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