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Recognised as Colour

#3588FA

  • #3588FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3588FA is a blue with RGB values 53, 136, 250 and HSL 215°, 95%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3588FA#3588FA
HEX#3588FA
RGBrgb(53, 136, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.5333, 0.9804
RGB percentages20.8%, 53.3%, 98%
HSLhsl(214.7, 95.2%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 78.8%, 98%)
CMYK78.8%, 45.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,508,474
CSS custom property--colour: #3588FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.25267WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.05:1
Contrast with white3.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.05:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#CA7705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A93FEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#1481F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.47:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.2Royal blue · ΔE 15Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.2Medium purple · ΔE 26.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.9
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.19, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FAA735
Analogous#35EAFA, #4535FA
Triadic#FA3588, #88FA35
Split complementary#FA4535, #EAFA35
Tetradic#FA35EA, #FAA735, #35FA45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFDFF
Lighter +30%#CAE0FE
Lighter +20%#99C3FC
Lighter +10%#67A5FB
Darker −10%#066BF6
Darker −20%#0555C4
Darker −30%#044092
Darker −40%#022A61
More saturated +25%#3087FF
Less saturated −25%#4F8CE0

Channel breakdown

R53
G136
B250
Red53 (20.8%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue214.72°
Saturation (HSL)95.17%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 88 · B FA

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