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Recognised as Colour

#357BE7

  • #357BE7
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#357BE7 is a blue with RGB values 53, 123, 231 and HSL 216°, 79%, 56%. 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

#357BE7#357BE7
HEX#357BE7
RGBrgb(53, 123, 231)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.4824, 0.9059
RGB percentages20.8%, 48.2%, 90.6%
HSLhsl(216.4, 78.8%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.4, 77.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK77.1%, 46.8%, 0%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,505,127
CSS custom property--colour: #357BE7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.14:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.14:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#CA8418

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3F86EBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0576E5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#0095A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 9.2Royal blue · ΔE 12.4Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 21.8Medium purple · ΔE 23.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E7A135
Analogous#35D4E7, #4835E7
Triadic#E7357B, #7BE735
Split complementary#E74835, #D4E735
Tetradic#E735D4, #E7A135, #35E748

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBF2FD
Lighter +30%#BED4F7
Lighter +20%#90B7F2
Lighter +10%#6399EC
Darker −10%#1961D0
Darker −20%#134CA3
Darker −30%#0E3675
Darker −40%#082148
More saturated +25%#1D76FF
Less saturated −25%#5181CB

Channel breakdown

R53
G123
B231
Red53 (20.8%)
Green123 (48.2%)
Blue231 (90.6%)
Hue216.4°
Saturation (HSL)78.76%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 7B · B E7

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