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Recognised as Colour

#3442FD

  • #3442FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3442FD is a blue with RGB values 52, 66, 253 and HSL 236°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3442FD#3442FD
HEX#3442FD
RGBrgb(52, 66, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.2588, 0.9922
RGB percentages20.4%, 25.9%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(235.8, 98%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 79.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK79.4%, 73.9%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,425,021
CSS custom property--colour: #3442FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11718WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.28:1
Contrast with white6.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4D4D4D
Inverted#CBBD02

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0056FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007A9Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.28:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.34:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 18.3Blue violet · ΔE 21.5Blue · ΔE 27.4Dark violet · ΔE 28.8Dark orchid · ΔE 33.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDEF34
Analogous#34A6FD, #8B34FD
Triadic#FD3442, #42FD34
Split complementary#FD8B34, #A6FD34
Tetradic#FD34A6, #FDEF34, #34FD8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#CCCFFE
Lighter +20%#99A0FE
Lighter +10%#6771FD
Darker −10%#0214FC
Darker −20%#0210C9
Darker −30%#010C97
Darker −40%#010864
More saturated +25%#3240FF
Less saturated −25%#4E58E3

Channel breakdown

R52
G66
B253
Red52 (20.4%)
Green66 (25.9%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue235.82°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 42 · B FD

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