Recognised as Colour

#3351FD

#3351FD
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3351FD is a blue with RGB values 51, 81, 253 and HSL 231°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3351FD#3351FD

HEX#3351FD

RGBrgb(51, 81, 253)

RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.3176, 0.9922

RGB percentages20%, 31.8%, 99.2%

HSLhsl(231.1, 98.1%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(231.1, 79.8%, 99.2%)

CMYK79.8%, 68%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,363,325

CSS custom property--colour: #3351FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.62:1

Contrast with white5.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#575757

Inverted#CCAE02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0071FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#005EFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#0081A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.74:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.2 Medium blue · ΔE 26.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.7 Dark violet · ΔE 32.2 Royal blue · ΔE 32.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 24.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FDDF33

Analogous#33B6FD, #7A33FD

Triadic#FD3351, #51FD33

Split complementary#FD7A33, #B6FD33

Tetradic#FD33B6, #FDDF33, #33FD7A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FDFDFF

Lighter +30%#CBD2FE

Lighter +20%#98A7FE

Lighter +10%#667CFD

Darker −10%#0227FB

Darker −20%#021FC8

Darker −30%#011796

Darker −40%#011063

More saturated +25%#3150FF

Less saturated −25%#4D63E3

Channel breakdown

R51

G81

B253

Red51 (20%)

Green81 (31.8%)

Blue253 (99.2%)

Hue231.09°

Saturation (HSL)98.06%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 33 · G 51 · B FD

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