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Recognised as Colour

#3338FE

  • #3338FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3338FE is a blue with RGB values 51, 56, 254 and HSL 239°, 99%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3338FE#3338FE
HEX#3338FE
RGBrgb(51, 56, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.2196, 0.9961
RGB percentages20%, 22%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(238.5, 99%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.5, 79.9%, 99.6%)
CMYK79.9%, 78%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,356,926
CSS custom property--colour: #3338FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10688WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.69:1
Contrast with white6.69:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#CCC701

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0051FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00769Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 103.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.3Blue · ΔE 20.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.4Dark violet · ΔE 28.7Dark orchid · ΔE 36.2Dark blue · ΔE 38.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.26, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEF933
Analogous#339DFE, #9433FE
Triadic#FE3338, #38FE33
Split complementary#FE9333, #9EFE33
Tetradic#FE339D, #FEF933, #33FE93

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#CBCDFF
Lighter +20%#999BFE
Lighter +10%#666AFE
Darker −10%#0107FD
Darker −20%#0106CA
Darker −30%#010497
Darker −40%#000365
More saturated +25%#3237FF
Less saturated −25%#4D50E4

Channel breakdown

R51
G56
B254
Red51 (20%)
Green56 (22%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue238.52°
Saturation (HSL)99.02%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 38 · B FE

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