Colour

#3503D8

#3503D8
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3503D8 is a blue with RGB values 53, 3, 216 and HSL 254°, 97%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

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HEX#3503D8

RGBrgb(53, 3, 216)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.0118, 0.8471

RGB percentages20.8%, 1.2%, 84.7%

HSLhsl(254.1, 97.3%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(254.1, 98.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK75.5%, 98.6%, 0%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,474,392

CSS custom property--colour: #3503D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0578WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness78.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.74:1

Contrast with white9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#1D1D1D

Inverted#CAFC27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#004CDDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#003BD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00597Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 4.8 Blue · ΔE 19.2 Blue violet · ΔE 21.3 Dark violet · ΔE 24.4 Dark blue · ΔE 33.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 34.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 4.84, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A6D803

Analogous#033BD8, #A003D8

Triadic#D83503, #03D835

Split complementary#D8A003, #3BD803

Tetradic#D8033B, #A6D803, #03D8A0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#BDA9FE

Lighter +30%#9677FD

Lighter +20%#7045FC

Lighter +10%#4912FC

Darker −10%#2902A6

Darker −20%#1C0273

Darker −30%#100141

Darker −40%#04000F

More saturated +25%#3300DB

Less saturated −25%#441EBD

Channel breakdown

R53

B216

Red53 (20.8%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue216 (84.7%)

Hue254.08°

Saturation (HSL)97.26%

Lightness42.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 03 · B D8

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Colour values

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