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Recognised as Colour

#3483CE

  • #3483CE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3483CE is a blue with RGB values 52, 131, 206 and HSL 209°, 61%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3483CE#3483CE
HEX#3483CE
RGBrgb(52, 131, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.5137, 0.8078
RGB percentages20.4%, 51.4%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(209.2, 61.1%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209.2, 74.8%, 80.8%)
CMYK74.8%, 36.4%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,441,614
CSS custom property--colour: #3483CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21419WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.28:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.28:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#787878
Inverted#CB7C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6087D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4979CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00959Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 12.1Steel blue · ΔE 14.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.6Deep skyblue · ΔE 27.3Royal blue · ΔE 32.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 12.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE7F34
Analogous#34CECC, #3436CE
Triadic#CE3483, #83CE34
Split complementary#CE3436, #CECC34
Tetradic#CC34CE, #CE7F34, #36CE34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8E7F6
Lighter +30%#AFCEEC
Lighter +20%#86B5E2
Lighter +10%#5D9CD8
Darker −10%#2869A7
Darker −20%#1E4F7E
Darker −30%#143555
Darker −40%#0B1B2B
More saturated +25%#1484EE
Less saturated −25%#5382AF

Channel breakdown

R52
G131
B206
Red52 (20.4%)
Green131 (51.4%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue209.22°
Saturation (HSL)61.11%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 83 · B CE

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