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Recognised as Colour

#3534CD

  • #3534CD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#3534CD is a blue with RGB values 53, 52, 205 and HSL 240°, 60%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#3534CD#3534CD
HEX#3534CD
RGBrgb(53, 52, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2039, 0.8039
RGB percentages20.8%, 20.4%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(240.4, 60.5%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240.4, 74.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK74.1%, 74.6%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,486,925
CSS custom property--colour: #3534CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness85 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F
Inverted#CACB32

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0055D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0046CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00617Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 83.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20.6Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Medium blue · ΔE 23.3Navy · ΔE 24.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.5Dark orchid · ΔE 25.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCCD34
Analogous#3480CD, #8234CD
Triadic#CD3534, #34CD35
Split complementary#CD8134, #80CD34
Tetradic#CD3480, #CCCD34, #34CD81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8D8F5
Lighter +30%#AFAFEB
Lighter +20%#8686E1
Lighter +10%#5E5DD7
Darker −10%#2A29A5
Darker −20%#1F1F7C
Darker −30%#151553
Darker −40%#0B0A2B
More saturated +25%#1614ED
Less saturated −25%#5454AD

Channel breakdown

R53
G52
B205
Red53 (20.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue240.39°
Saturation (HSL)60.47%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 34 · B CD

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