Recognised as Colour

#3495DC

#3495DC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#3495DC is a blue with RGB values 52, 149, 220 and HSL 205°, 71%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#3495DC#3495DC

HEX#3495DC

RGBrgb(52, 149, 220)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.5843, 0.8627

RGB percentages20.4%, 58.4%, 86.3%

HSLhsl(205.4, 70.6%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(205.4, 76.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK76.4%, 32.3%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,446,236

CSS custom property--colour: #3495DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27392WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness139.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.48:1

Contrast with white3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#868686

Inverted#CB6A23

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7497DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#5C88DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A6AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 13.7 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.6 Deep skyblue · ΔE 19 Dodgerblue · ΔE 23.8 Light skyblue · ΔE 26.6 Sky blue · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 13.73, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DC7B34

Analogous#34DCCF, #3441DC

Triadic#DC3495, #95DC34

Split complementary#DC3441, #DCCF34

Tetradic#CF34DC, #DC7B34, #41DC34

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E2F0FA

Lighter +30%#B7D9F3

Lighter +20%#8BC2EB

Lighter +10%#5FACE3

Darker −10%#217BBD

Darker −20%#195E91

Darker −30%#114266

Darker −40%#0A263A

More saturated +25%#169AFA

Less saturated −25%#5290BE

Channel breakdown

R52

G149

B220

Red52 (20.4%)

Green149 (58.4%)

Blue220 (86.3%)

Hue205.36°

Saturation (HSL)70.59%

Lightness53.33%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 95 · B DC

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