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Recognised as Colour

#3359FC

  • #3359FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3359FC is a blue with RGB values 51, 89, 252 and HSL 229°, 97%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3359FC#3359FC
HEX#3359FC
RGBrgb(51, 89, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.349, 0.9882
RGB percentages20%, 34.9%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(228.7, 97.1%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(228.7, 79.8%, 98.8%)
CMYK79.8%, 64.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,365,372
CSS custom property--colour: #3359FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14877WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness112.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5D5D5D
Inverted#CCA603

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0075FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0062F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 87.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.98:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.3Royal blue · ΔE 26.4Blue violet · ΔE 27.4Slate blue · ΔE 27.8Medium blue · ΔE 31.5Dark orchid · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 20.34, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCD633
Analogous#33BDFC, #7233FC
Triadic#FC3359, #59FC33
Split complementary#FC7233, #BEFC33
Tetradic#FC33BD, #FCD633, #33FC71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#CAD4FE
Lighter +20%#98ABFD
Lighter +10%#6582FD
Darker −10%#0432F8
Darker −20%#0328C6
Darker −30%#021E94
Darker −40%#011462
More saturated +25%#3057FF
Less saturated −25%#4D69E2

Channel breakdown

R51
G89
B252
Red51 (20%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue228.66°
Saturation (HSL)97.1%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 59 · B FC

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