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Recognised as Colour

#3539FE

  • #3539FE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3539FE is a blue with RGB values 53, 57, 254 and HSL 239°, 99%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3539FE#3539FE
HEX#3539FE
RGBrgb(53, 57, 254)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2235, 0.9961
RGB percentages20.8%, 22.4%, 99.6%
HSLhsl(238.8, 99%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238.8, 79.1%, 99.6%)
CMYK79.1%, 77.6%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,488,254
CSS custom property--colour: #3539FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.63:1
Contrast with white6.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#464646
Inverted#CAC601

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0067FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00769Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.5Blue · ΔE 21.5Blue violet · ΔE 22.1Dark violet · ΔE 28.5Dark orchid · ΔE 35.8Dark blue · ΔE 38.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.48, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FEFA35
Analogous#359DFE, #9635FE
Triadic#FE3539, #39FE35
Split complementary#FE9635, #9DFE35
Tetradic#FE359D, #FEFA35, #35FE96

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CDCEFF
Lighter +20%#9A9CFF
Lighter +10%#686BFE
Darker −10%#0207FE
Darker −20%#0105CC
Darker −30%#010499
Darker −40%#010366
More saturated +25%#3438FF
Less saturated −25%#4E51E5

Channel breakdown

R53
G57
B254
Red53 (20.8%)
Green57 (22.4%)
Blue254 (99.6%)
Hue238.81°
Saturation (HSL)99.01%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 39 · B FE

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