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Recognised as Colour

#3483BF

  • #3483BF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#3483BF is a blue with RGB values 52, 131, 191 and HSL 206°, 57%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3483BF#3483BF
HEX#3483BF
RGBrgb(52, 131, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.5137, 0.749
RGB percentages20.4%, 51.4%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(205.9, 57.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.9, 72.8%, 74.9%)
CMYK72.8%, 31.4%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,441,599
CSS custom property--colour: #3483BF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.08:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#777777
Inverted#CB7C40

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6885C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#5478BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original
Tritanopia#009298no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.08:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 6.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 24.6Light slate grey · ΔE 27.4Slate grey · ΔE 27.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 6.08, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF7034
Analogous#34BFB6, #343DBF
Triadic#BF3483, #83BF34
Split complementary#BF343D, #BFB634
Tetradic#B534BF, #BF7034, #3DBF34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CDE2F2
Lighter +30%#A5CAE7
Lighter +20%#7DB3DC
Lighter +10%#559BD1
Darker −10%#296897
Darker −20%#1E4C6F
Darker −30%#133147
Darker −40%#08151F
More saturated +25%#1687DD
Less saturated −25%#527FA1

Channel breakdown

R52
G131
B191
Red52 (20.4%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue205.9°
Saturation (HSL)57.2%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 83 · B BF

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