Recognised as Colour

#3509FF

#3509FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue

#3509FF is a blue with RGB values 53, 9, 255 and HSL 251°, 100%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3509FF#3509FF

HEX#3509FF

RGBrgb(53, 9, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.0353, 1

RGB percentages20.8%, 3.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(250.7, 100%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.7, 96.5%, 100%)

CMYK79.2%, 96.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,475,967

CSS custom property--colour: #3509FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08172WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.97:1

Contrast with white7.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#242424

Inverted#CAF600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#005BFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42 from the original

Deuteranopia#0045FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Tritanopia#006B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 115.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 4.1 Medium blue · ΔE 19.6 Blue violet · ΔE 31.9 Dark violet · ΔE 34.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 47.2 Dark blue · ΔE 49.5

Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 4.06, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D3FF09

Analogous#0958FF, #B009FF

Triadic#FF3509, #09FF35

Split complementary#FFB009, #58FF09

Tetradic#FF0958, #D3FF09, #09FFB0

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DDD5FF

Lighter +30%#B3A2FF

Lighter +20%#896FFF

Lighter +10%#5F3CFF

Darker −10%#2600D5

Darker −20%#1D00A2

Darker −30%#14006F

Darker −40%#0B003C

More saturated +25%#3509FF

Less saturated −25%#4928E0

Channel breakdown

R53

B255

Red53 (20.8%)

Green9 (3.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue250.73°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 09 · B FF

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