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Recognised as Colour

#3372CB

  • #3372CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3372CB is a blue with RGB values 51, 114, 203 and HSL 215°, 60%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3372CB#3372CB
HEX#3372CB
RGBrgb(51, 114, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.4471, 0.7961
RGB percentages20%, 44.7%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(215.1, 59.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(215.1, 74.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK74.9%, 43.8%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,371,723
CSS custom property--colour: #3372CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1705WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.76:1
Contrast with white4.76:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#CC8D34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#457ACEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#286CC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#008794no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.41:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 25.3Slate blue · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB8C33
Analogous#33BECB, #4033CB
Triadic#CB3372, #72CB33
Split complementary#CB4033, #BECB33
Tetradic#CB33BE, #CB8C33, #33CB40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5E2F5
Lighter +30%#ADC6EA
Lighter +20%#84AAE0
Lighter +10%#5B8ED6
Darker −10%#295BA2
Darker −20%#1F4479
Darker −30%#142D51
Darker −40%#0A1628
More saturated +25%#136DEB
Less saturated −25%#5377AB

Channel breakdown

R51
G114
B203
Red51 (20%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue215.13°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 72 · B CB

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