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Recognised as Colour

#3501DB

  • #3501DB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3501DB is a blue with RGB values 53, 1, 219 and HSL 254°, 99%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3501DB#3501DB
HEX#3501DB
RGBrgb(53, 1, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.0039, 0.8588
RGB percentages20.8%, 0.4%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(254.3, 99.1%, 43.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(254.3, 99.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK75.8%, 99.5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,473,883
CSS custom property--colour: #3501DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05893WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.64:1
Contrast with white9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1C1C1C
Inverted#CAFE24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004DE0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#003BD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#005A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.9Blue · ΔE 17.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.2Dark violet · ΔE 25.1Dark blue · ΔE 34.8Dark orchid · ΔE 36
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A7DB01
Analogous#013ADB, #A201DB
Triadic#DB3501, #01DB35
Split complementary#DBA201, #3ADB01
Tetradic#DB013A, #A7DB01, #01DBA2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEA9FF
Lighter +30%#9777FE
Lighter +20%#7044FE
Lighter +10%#4A11FE
Darker −10%#2901A8
Darker −20%#1C0175
Darker −30%#100043
Darker −40%#040010
More saturated +25%#3400DC
Less saturated −25%#431CC0

Channel breakdown

R53
G1
B219
Red53 (20.8%)
Green1 (0.4%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue254.31°
Saturation (HSL)99.09%
Lightness43.14%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 01 · B DB

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