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Recognised as Colour

#3350A3

  • #3350A3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#3350A3 is a blue with RGB values 51, 80, 163 and HSL 224°, 52%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#3350A3#3350A3
HEX#3350A3
RGBrgb(51, 80, 163)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.3137, 0.6392
RGB percentages20%, 31.4%, 63.9%
HSLhsl(224.5, 52.3%, 42%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 68.7%, 63.9%)
CMYK68.7%, 50.9%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,362,979
CSS custom property--colour: #3350A3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09085WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.45:1
Contrast with white7.45:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#CCAF5C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#205AA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0050A1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#006472no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.6Royal blue · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 22.6Midnight blue · ΔE 24.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.4Medium purple · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A38633
Analogous#3388A3, #4E33A3
Triadic#A33350, #50A333
Split complementary#A34E33, #88A333
Tetradic#A33388, #A38633, #33A34E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9C5E9
Lighter +30%#92A5DD
Lighter +20%#6B86D1
Lighter +10%#4466C5
Darker −10%#273D7C
Darker −20%#1B2A55
Darker −30%#0F172E
Darker −40%#020408
More saturated +25%#1843BE
Less saturated −25%#4E5D88

Channel breakdown

R51
G80
B163
Red51 (20%)
Green80 (31.4%)
Blue163 (63.9%)
Hue224.46°
Saturation (HSL)52.34%
Lightness41.96%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 50 · B A3

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