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Recognised as Colour

#3526CD

  • #3526CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3526CD is a blue with RGB values 53, 38, 205 and HSL 245°, 69%, 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

#3526CD#3526CD
HEX#3526CD
RGBrgb(53, 38, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.149, 0.8039
RGB percentages20.8%, 14.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(245.4, 68.7%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(245.4, 81.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK74.1%, 81.5%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,483,341
CSS custom property--colour: #3526CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.06551WCAG 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 9.09:1
Contrast with white9.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#353535
Inverted#CAD932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0050D2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0040CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#005B7Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text9.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15Blue violet · ΔE 18.4Dark blue · ΔE 21.8Dark violet · ΔE 23.9Dark orchid · ΔE 26.3Navy · ΔE 26.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BECD26
Analogous#266ACD, #8926CD
Triadic#CD3526, #26CD35
Split complementary#CD8926, #6ACD26
Tetradic#CD266B, #BECD26, #26CD89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CECAF5
Lighter +30%#A69FED
Lighter +20%#7E74E5
Lighter +10%#5649DD
Darker −10%#2A1EA2
Darker −20%#1F1677
Darker −30%#140E4C
Darker −40%#090621
More saturated +25%#1C08EB
Less saturated −25%#4E44AF

Channel breakdown

R53
G38
B205
Red53 (20.8%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue245.39°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 26 · B CD

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