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Recognised as Colour

#3530CB

  • #3530CB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3530CB is a blue with RGB values 53, 48, 203 and HSL 242°, 62%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3530CB#3530CB
HEX#3530CB
RGBrgb(53, 48, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1882, 0.7961
RGB percentages20.8%, 18.8%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(241.9, 61.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.9, 76.4%, 79.6%)
CMYK73.9%, 76.4%, 0%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,485,899
CSS custom property--colour: #3530CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07183WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness83 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.62:1
Contrast with white8.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#CACF34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053CFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044C8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#005E7Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 84.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 20.9Medium blue · ΔE 21.6Navy · ΔE 23.9Dark orchid · ΔE 25.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 19.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C6CB30
Analogous#3078CB, #8330CB
Triadic#CB3530, #30CB35
Split complementary#CB8330, #79CB30
Tetradic#CB3078, #C6CB30, #30CB83

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D4D3F4
Lighter +30%#ABA9EB
Lighter +20%#8380E1
Lighter +10%#5B57D7
Darker −10%#2A26A2
Darker −20%#1F1C79
Darker −30%#15134F
Darker −40%#0A0926
More saturated +25%#1811EA
Less saturated −25%#524FAC

Channel breakdown

R53
G48
B203
Red53 (20.8%)
Green48 (18.8%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue241.94°
Saturation (HSL)61.75%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 30 · B CB

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