Recognised as Colour

#3481FE

#3481FE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#3481FE is a blue with RGB values 52, 129, 254 and HSL 217°, 99%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3481FE

RGBrgb(52, 129, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.5059, 0.9961

RGB percentages20.4%, 50.6%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(217.1, 99%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(217.1, 79.5%, 99.6%)

CMYK79.5%, 49.2%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,441,150

CSS custom property--colour: #3481FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23586WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.72:1

Contrast with white3.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.72:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#CB7E01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#338FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#007DFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#009FB3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.67:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.72:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 12.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.3 Slate blue · ΔE 21.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3 Medium purple · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#FEB134

Analogous#34E6FE, #4C34FE

Triadic#FE3481, #81FE34

Split complementary#FE4C34, #E6FE34

Tetradic#FE34E6, #FEB134, #34FE4C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#CCE0FF

Lighter +20%#9AC0FF

Lighter +10%#67A1FE

Darker −10%#0162FE

Darker −20%#014ECB

Darker −30%#013B98

Darker −40%#002766

More saturated +25%#3381FF

Less saturated −25%#4D87E5

Channel breakdown

R52

G129

B254

Red52 (20.4%)

Green129 (50.6%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue217.13°

Saturation (HSL)99.02%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 81 · B FE

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