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Recognised as Colour

#3512D2

  • #3512D2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3512D2 is a blue with RGB values 53, 18, 210 and HSL 251°, 84%, 45%. 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

#3512D2#3512D2
HEX#3512D2
RGBrgb(53, 18, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.0706, 0.8235
RGB percentages20.8%, 7.1%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(250.9, 84.2%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250.9, 91.4%, 82.4%)
CMYK74.8%, 91.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,478,226
CSS custom property--colour: #3512D2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05843WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness77.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.68:1
Contrast with white9.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#272727
Inverted#CAED2D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#004CD7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#003CCFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00587Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.17:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 5.8Blue violet · ΔE 18.9Dark violet · ΔE 22.9Blue · ΔE 24.6Dark blue · ΔE 28.2Dark orchid · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 5.8, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFD212
Analogous#124FD2, #9512D2
Triadic#D23512, #12D235
Split complementary#D29512, #4FD212
Tetradic#D2124F, #AFD212, #12D295

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#C3B7F9
Lighter +30%#9C88F5
Lighter +20%#7559F1
Lighter +10%#4E2AED
Darker −10%#290EA3
Darker −20%#1D0A74
Darker −30%#110645
Darker −40%#060216
More saturated +25%#2A00E4
Less saturated −25%#472EB5

Channel breakdown

R53
G18
B210
Red53 (20.8%)
Green18 (7.1%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue250.94°
Saturation (HSL)84.21%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 12 · B D2

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