Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#3330CD

  • #3330CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3330CD is a blue with RGB values 51, 48, 205 and HSL 241°, 62%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3330CD#3330CD
HEX#3330CD
RGBrgb(51, 48, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.1882, 0.8039
RGB percentages20%, 18.8%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(241.1, 62.1%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.1, 76.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK75.1%, 76.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,354,829
CSS custom property--colour: #3330CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07225WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#CCCF32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Tritanopia#005F7Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 20.7Medium blue · ΔE 20.7Navy · ΔE 24.6Dark orchid · ΔE 25.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CACD30
Analogous#307CCD, #8130CD
Triadic#CD3330, #30CD33
Split complementary#CD8130, #7CCD30
Tetradic#CD307C, #CACD30, #30CD81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5D4F5
Lighter +30%#ACABEB
Lighter +20%#8381E2
Lighter +10%#5B58D8
Darker −10%#2926A4
Darker −20%#1E1D7A
Darker −30%#141351
Darker −40%#0A0928
More saturated +25%#1510ED
Less saturated −25%#5150AD

Channel breakdown

R51
G48
B205
Red51 (20%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue241.15°
Saturation (HSL)62.06%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 30 · B CD

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “3330cd” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.