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Recognised as Colour

#357AE5

  • #357AE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#357AE5 is a blue with RGB values 53, 122, 229 and HSL 216°, 77%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#357AE5#357AE5
HEX#357AE5
RGBrgb(53, 122, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4784, 0.898
RGB percentages20.8%, 47.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(216.5, 77.2%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.5, 76.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK76.9%, 46.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,504,869
CSS custom property--colour: #357AE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.07:1
Contrast with white4.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.07:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#737373
Inverted#CA851A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F85E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0675E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0094A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.6Royal blue · ΔE 12.5Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1Slate blue · ΔE 21.7Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.58, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5A035
Analogous#35D2E5, #4835E5
Triadic#E5357A, #7AE535
Split complementary#E54835, #D2E535
Tetradic#E535D2, #E5A035, #35E548

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EAF1FC
Lighter +30%#BDD3F6
Lighter +20%#8FB5F1
Lighter +10%#6298EB
Darker −10%#1A60CD
Darker −20%#154B9F
Darker −30%#0F3672
Darker −40%#092045
More saturated +25%#1B74FF
Less saturated −25%#5280C9

Channel breakdown

R53
G122
B229
Red53 (20.8%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue216.48°
Saturation (HSL)77.19%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 7A · B E5

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