Colour

#3531FF

#3531FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3531FF is a blue with RGB values 53, 49, 255 and HSL 241°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3531FF#3531FF

HEX#3531FF

RGBrgb(53, 49, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1922, 1

RGB percentages20.8%, 19.2%, 100%

HSLhsl(241.2, 100%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(241.2, 80.8%, 100%)

CMYK79.2%, 80.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,486,207

CSS custom property--colour: #3531FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#CACE00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00749Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 106.6 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.03:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.7 Blue · ΔE 16.7 Blue violet · ΔE 23.8 Dark violet · ΔE 29.3 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.4 Dark blue · ΔE 41.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBFF31

Analogous#3194FF, #9C31FF

Triadic#FF3531, #31FF35

Split complementary#FF9C31, #94FF31

Tetradic#FF3194, #FBFF31, #31FF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFDFF

Lighter +30%#CBCAFF

Lighter +20%#9997FF

Lighter +10%#6764FF

Darker −10%#0500FD

Darker −20%#0400CA

Darker −30%#030097

Darker −40%#020064

More saturated +25%#3531FF

Less saturated −25%#4E4BE5

Channel breakdown

R53

G49

B255

Red53 (20.8%)

Green49 (19.2%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue241.17°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 31 · B FF

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