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Recognised as Colour

#3540EE

  • #3540EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3540EE is a blue with RGB values 53, 64, 238 and HSL 236°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3540EE#3540EE
HEX#3540EE
RGBrgb(53, 64, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.251, 0.9333
RGB percentages20.8%, 25.1%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(236.4, 84.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236.4, 77.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK77.7%, 73.1%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,490,030
CSS custom property--colour: #3540EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10597WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness98.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#CABF11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0065F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0052EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007394no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.4Blue violet · ΔE 20.2Dark violet · ΔE 27.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8Dark orchid · ΔE 29.6Dark blue · ΔE 30.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEE335
Analogous#359CEE, #8735EE
Triadic#EE3540, #40EE35
Split complementary#EE8735, #9CEE35
Tetradic#EE359C, #EEE335, #35EE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F2FE
Lighter +30%#C2C5FA
Lighter +20%#9399F6
Lighter +10%#646CF2
Darker −10%#131FDD
Darker −20%#0F18AE
Darker −30%#0B127F
Darker −40%#070B50
More saturated +25%#2431FF
Less saturated −25%#5058D3

Channel breakdown

R53
G64
B238
Red53 (20.8%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue236.43°
Saturation (HSL)84.47%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 40 · B EE

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