Colour

#3525CE

#3525CE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3525CE is a blue with RGB values 53, 37, 206 and HSL 246°, 70%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3525CE#3525CE

HEX#3525CE

RGBrgb(53, 37, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1451, 0.8078

RGB percentages20.8%, 14.5%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(245.7, 69.5%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(245.7, 82%, 80.8%)

CMYK74.3%, 82%, 0%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,483,086

CSS custom property--colour: #3525CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06536WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness80.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 9.1:1

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

Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#353535

Inverted#CADA31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0050D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#0040CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original

Tritanopia#005B7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.3 from the original

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

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

Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.1 Blue violet · ΔE 18.2 Dark blue · ΔE 22.4 Dark violet · ΔE 23.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.7 Navy · ΔE 27.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#BECE25

Analogous#256ACE, #8A25CE

Triadic#CE3525, #25CE35

Split complementary#CE8A25, #69CE25

Tetradic#CE2569, #BECE25, #25CE8A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CECAF5

Lighter +30%#A69EEE

Lighter +20%#7E73E6

Lighter +10%#5648DE

Darker −10%#2A1DA3

Darker −20%#1F1578

Darker −30%#140E4C

Darker −40%#090621

More saturated +25%#1C07EC

Less saturated −25%#4E43B0

Channel breakdown

R53

G37

B206

Red53 (20.8%)

Green37 (14.5%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue245.68°

Saturation (HSL)69.55%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 25 · B CE

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