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Recognised as Colour

#337AE9

  • #337AE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#337AE9 is a blue with RGB values 51, 122, 233 and HSL 217°, 81%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#337AE9#337AE9
HEX#337AE9
RGBrgb(51, 122, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.4784, 0.9137
RGB percentages20%, 47.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(216.6, 80.5%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.6, 78.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK78.1%, 47.6%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,373,801
CSS custom property--colour: #337AE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20506WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.1:1
Contrast with white4.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.1:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#CC8516

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A86EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0075E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.9Royal blue · ΔE 10.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.9Slate blue · ΔE 21Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.87, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9A233
Analogous#33D5E9, #4733E9
Triadic#E9337A, #7AE933
Split complementary#E94733, #D5E933
Tetradic#E933D5, #E9A233, #33E947

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF2FD
Lighter +30%#BDD4F8
Lighter +20%#8FB6F3
Lighter +10%#6198EE
Darker −10%#1760D2
Darker −20%#124BA4
Darker −30%#0D3676
Darker −40%#082148
More saturated +25%#1D75FF
Less saturated −25%#4F80CD

Channel breakdown

R51
G122
B233
Red51 (20%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue216.59°
Saturation (HSL)80.53%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 7A · B E9

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