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Recognised as Colour

#3546FF

  • #3546FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3546FF is a blue with RGB values 53, 70, 255 and HSL 235°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3546FF#3546FF
HEX#3546FF
RGBrgb(53, 70, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2745, 1
RGB percentages20.8%, 27.5%, 100%
HSLhsl(235, 100%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235, 79.2%, 100%)
CMYK79.2%, 72.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,491,583
CSS custom property--colour: #3546FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness105.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#505050
Inverted#CAB900

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006DFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15 from the original
Tritanopia#007C9Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.9Blue violet · ΔE 21.8Blue · ΔE 29.2Dark violet · ΔE 29.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 32.5Dark orchid · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.87, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFEE35
Analogous#35ABFF, #8935FF
Triadic#FF3546, #46FF35
Split complementary#FF8935, #ABFF35
Tetradic#FF35AB, #FFEE35, #35FF89

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CED2FF
Lighter +20%#9BA3FF
Lighter +10%#6875FF
Darker −10%#0217FF
Darker −20%#0011CE
Darker −30%#000D9B
Darker −40%#000968
More saturated +25%#3546FF
Less saturated −25%#4E5BE6

Channel breakdown

R53
G70
B255
Red53 (20.8%)
Green70 (27.5%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue234.95°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 46 · B FF

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