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Colour

#3496FF

  • #3496FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3496FF is a blue with RGB values 52, 150, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3496FF#3496FF
HEX#3496FF
RGBrgb(52, 150, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.5882, 1
RGB percentages20.4%, 58.8%, 100%
HSLhsl(211, 100%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(211, 79.6%, 100%)
CMYK79.6%, 41.2%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,446,527
CSS custom property--colour: #3496FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29763WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.95:1
Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#CB6900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#629EFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#3D8CFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00AFBEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 4.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.8Royal blue · ΔE 23.4Medium purple · ΔE 31.2Steel blue · ΔE 31.7Slate blue · ΔE 32.4
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 4.39, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9D34
Analogous#34FCFF, #3834FF
Triadic#FF3496, #96FF34
Split complementary#FF3834, #FBFF34
Tetradic#FF34FB, #FF9D34, #34FF37

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CDE5FF
Lighter +20%#9ACBFF
Lighter +10%#67B0FF
Darker −10%#017CFF
Darker −20%#0063CD
Darker −30%#004A9A
Darker −40%#003267
More saturated +25%#3496FF
Less saturated −25%#4D97E6

Channel breakdown

R52
G150
B255
Red52 (20.4%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue211.03°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 34 · G 96 · B FF

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