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Recognised as Colour

#3384EE

  • #3384EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3384EE is a blue with RGB values 51, 132, 238 and HSL 214°, 85%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3384EE#3384EE
HEX#3384EE
RGBrgb(51, 132, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.5176, 0.9333
RGB percentages20%, 51.8%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(214, 84.6%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214, 78.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK78.6%, 44.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,376,366
CSS custom property--colour: #3384EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23379WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness132.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.68:1
Contrast with white3.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#CC7B11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4C8EF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#227DECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Tritanopia#009DADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.7:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.1Royal blue · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 25.7Medium purple · ΔE 26.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.63, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE9D33
Analogous#33E2EE, #3F33EE
Triadic#EE3384, #84EE33
Split complementary#EE3F33, #E2EE33
Tetradic#EE33E2, #EE9D33, #33EE40

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF6FE
Lighter +30%#C0D9FA
Lighter +20%#91BDF6
Lighter +10%#62A0F2
Darker −10%#126ADC
Darker −20%#0E53AD
Darker −30%#0A3C7E
Darker −40%#07264E
More saturated +25%#2282FF
Less saturated −25%#4F88D2

Channel breakdown

R51
G132
B238
Red51 (20%)
Green132 (51.8%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue214.01°
Saturation (HSL)84.62%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 84 · B EE

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