Colour

#3532FF

#3532FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#3532FF is a blue with RGB values 53, 50, 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

#3532FF#3532FF

HEX#3532FF

RGBrgb(53, 50, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.1961, 1

RGB percentages20.8%, 19.6%, 100%

HSLhsl(240.9, 100%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240.9, 80.4%, 100%)

CMYK79.2%, 80.4%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,486,463

CSS custom property--colour: #3532FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10258WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.88:1

Contrast with white6.88:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#414141

Inverted#CACD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#004FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original

Tritanopia#00749Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 105.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 14.8 Blue · ΔE 17.2 Blue violet · ΔE 23.6 Dark violet · ΔE 29.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 38.1 Dark blue · ΔE 40.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 14.76, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCFF32

Analogous#3295FF, #9C32FF

Triadic#FF3532, #32FF35

Split complementary#FF9B32, #95FF32

Tetradic#FF3295, #FCFF32, #32FF9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFF

Lighter +30%#CCCBFF

Lighter +20%#9A98FF

Lighter +10%#6765FF

Darker −10%#0400FE

Darker −20%#0300CB

Darker −30%#020098

Darker −40%#010065

More saturated +25%#3532FF

Less saturated −25%#4E4CE5

Channel breakdown

R53

G50

B255

Red53 (20.8%)

Green50 (19.6%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue240.88°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 32 · B FF

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