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Recognised as Colour

#3479FD

  • #3479FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3479FD is a blue with RGB values 52, 121, 253 and HSL 219°, 98%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3479FD#3479FD
HEX#3479FD
RGBrgb(52, 121, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4745, 0.9922
RGB percentages20.4%, 47.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(219.4, 98%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(219.4, 79.4%, 99.2%)
CMYK79.4%, 52.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,439,101
CSS custom property--colour: #3479FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.3:1
Contrast with white3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#CB8602

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#1089FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#0099AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 8.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 18.2Slate blue · ΔE 19.6Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 28.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 8.72, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDB834
Analogous#34DDFD, #5434FD
Triadic#FD3479, #79FD34
Split complementary#FD5434, #DDFD34
Tetradic#FD34DD, #FDB834, #34FD54

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#CCDDFE
Lighter +20%#99BCFE
Lighter +10%#679AFD
Darker −10%#0258FC
Darker −20%#0246C9
Darker −30%#013597
Darker −40%#012364
More saturated +25%#3278FF
Less saturated −25%#4E81E3

Channel breakdown

R52
G121
B253
Red52 (20.4%)
Green121 (47.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue219.4°
Saturation (HSL)98.05%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 79 · B FD

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