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Recognised as Colour

#3353EC

  • #3353EC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3353EC is a blue with RGB values 51, 83, 236 and HSL 230°, 83%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3353EC#3353EC
HEX#3353EC
RGBrgb(51, 83, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.3255, 0.9255
RGB percentages20%, 32.5%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(229.6, 83%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.6, 78.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK78.4%, 64.8%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,363,820
CSS custom property--colour: #3353EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.85:1
Contrast with white5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#575757
Inverted#CCAC13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006EF1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Royal blue · ΔE 22.4Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Blue violet · ΔE 27.9Dark orchid · ΔE 30.1Dark blue · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 17.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#ECCC33
Analogous#33AFEC, #7033EC
Triadic#EC3353, #53EC33
Split complementary#EC6F33, #B0EC33
Tetradic#EC33AF, #ECCC33, #33EC70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEF0FD
Lighter +30%#BFC9F9
Lighter +20%#90A2F5
Lighter +10%#627AF0
Darker −10%#1436D8
Darker −20%#102AA9
Darker −30%#0B1F7B
Darker −40%#07134C
More saturated +25%#2047FF
Less saturated −25%#4F65D0

Channel breakdown

R51
G83
B236
Red51 (20%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue229.62°
Saturation (HSL)82.96%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 53 · B EC

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