Colour

#3548DE

#3548DE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3548DE is a blue with RGB values 53, 72, 222 and HSL 233°, 72%, 54%. 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 slateblue.

Colour values

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HEX#3548DE

RGBrgb(53, 72, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.2824, 0.8706

RGB percentages20.8%, 28.2%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(233.3, 71.9%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(233.3, 76.1%, 87.1%)

CMYK76.1%, 67.6%, 0%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,492,062

CSS custom property--colour: #3548DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10666WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4F4F4F

Inverted#CAB721

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0064E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original

Deuteranopia#0054DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00718Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5 Slate blue · ΔE 22.8 Royal blue · ΔE 23.9 Blue violet · ΔE 25.8 Dark blue · ΔE 26.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 27.7

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.51, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#DECB35

Analogous#359CDE, #7635DE

Triadic#DE3548, #48DE35

Split complementary#DE7635, #9DDE35

Tetradic#DE359D, #DECB35, #35DE77

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E4E7FB

Lighter +30%#B9BFF3

Lighter +20%#8D97EC

Lighter +10%#6170E5

Darker −10%#1F32C1

Darker −20%#182695

Darker −30%#111B69

Darker −40%#0A103D

More saturated +25%#1831FB

Less saturated −25%#525FC1

Channel breakdown

R53

G72

B222

Red53 (20.8%)

Green72 (28.2%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue233.25°

Saturation (HSL)71.91%

Lightness53.92%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 35 · G 48 · B DE

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