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Recognised as Colour

#3395CB

  • #3395CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3395CB is a blue with RGB values 51, 149, 203 and HSL 201°, 60%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3395CB#3395CB
HEX#3395CB
RGBrgb(51, 149, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2, 0.5843, 0.7961
RGB percentages20%, 58.4%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(201.3, 59.8%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.3, 74.9%, 79.6%)
CMYK74.9%, 26.6%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,380,683
CSS custom property--colour: #3395CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2651WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness136 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.3:1
Contrast with white3.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#848484
Inverted#CC6A34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7B95CDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original
Deuteranopia#6786CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.33:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.3Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.3Light skyblue · ΔE 22.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.9Sky blue · ΔE 25.7Light slate grey · ΔE 26.1
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.3, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB6933
Analogous#33CBB5, #3349CB
Triadic#CB3395, #95CB33
Split complementary#CB3349, #CBB533
Tetradic#B533CB, #CB6933, #49CB33

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5EAF5
Lighter +30%#ADD4EA
Lighter +20%#84BFE0
Lighter +10%#5BAAD6
Darker −10%#2977A2
Darker −20%#1F5979
Darker −30%#143B51
Darker −40%#0A1D28
More saturated +25%#139EEB
Less saturated −25%#538CAB

Channel breakdown

R51
G149
B203
Red51 (20%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue201.32°
Saturation (HSL)59.84%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 33 · G 95 · B CB

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