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Recognised as Colour

#3477FD

  • #3477FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3477FD is a blue with RGB values 52, 119, 253 and HSL 220°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3477FD#3477FD
HEX#3477FD
RGBrgb(52, 119, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4667, 0.9922
RGB percentages20.4%, 46.7%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(220, 98%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220, 79.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK79.4%, 53%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,438,589
CSS custom property--colour: #3477FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.2:1
Contrast with white4.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.2:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#CB8802

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0088FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#0098AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 72.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.5Slate blue · ΔE 19.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.8Medium purple · ΔE 25Cornflower blue · ΔE 30.2
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.97, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDBA34
Analogous#34DCFD, #5634FD
Triadic#FD3477, #77FD34
Split complementary#FD5534, #DBFD34
Tetradic#FD34DB, #FDBA34, #34FD55

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#CCDDFE
Lighter +20%#99BBFE
Lighter +10%#6799FD
Darker −10%#0255FC
Darker −20%#0244C9
Darker −30%#013397
Darker −40%#012264
More saturated +25%#3276FF
Less saturated −25%#4E80E3

Channel breakdown

R52
G119
B253
Red52 (20.4%)
Green119 (46.7%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue220°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 77 · B FD

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