Recognised as Colour

#353EEC

#353EEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#353EEC is a blue with RGB values 53, 62, 236 and HSL 237°, 83%, 57%. 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

#353EEC#353EEC

HEX#353EEC

RGBrgb(53, 62, 236)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2431, 0.9255

RGB percentages20.8%, 24.3%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(237, 82.8%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(237, 77.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK77.5%, 73.7%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,489,516

CSS custom property--colour: #353EEC;

Brightness & contrast

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

Perceived brightness97.2 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#494949

Inverted#CAC113

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#0051E9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Tritanopia#007192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.9 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 18.7 Blue violet · ΔE 19.8 Dark violet · ΔE 27.3 Medium slateblue · ΔE 29.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4 Dark blue · ΔE 30.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 18.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#ECE335

Analogous#359AEC, #8735EC

Triadic#EC353E, #3EEC35

Split complementary#EC8735, #9AEC35

Tetradic#EC359A, #ECE335, #35EC87

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFF0FE

Lighter +30%#C1C4F9

Lighter +20%#9297F5

Lighter +10%#646BF0

Darker −10%#141EDA

Darker −20%#1018AB

Darker −30%#0C117C

Darker −40%#070B4E

More saturated +25%#222DFF

Less saturated −25%#5157D0

Channel breakdown

R53

G62

B236

Red53 (20.8%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue237.05°

Saturation (HSL)82.81%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 3E · B EC

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