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Recognised as Colour

#3595EE

  • #3595EE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#3595EE is a blue with RGB values 53, 149, 238 and HSL 209°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#3595EE#3595EE
HEX#3595EE
RGBrgb(53, 149, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.5843, 0.9333
RGB percentages20.8%, 58.4%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(208.9, 84.5%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(208.9, 77.7%, 93.3%)
CMYK77.7%, 37.4%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,511,790
CSS custom property--colour: #3595EE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28425WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#878787
Inverted#CA6A11

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6B9AF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#4E8AECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AAB6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 7.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 13.1Steel blue · ΔE 22.8Deep skyblue · ΔE 25.7Royal blue · ΔE 29.6Light skyblue · ΔE 33.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 7.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EE8E35
Analogous#35EEEB, #3538EE
Triadic#EE3595, #95EE35
Split complementary#EE3538, #EEEB35
Tetradic#EB35EE, #EE8E35, #38EE35

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F8FE
Lighter +30%#C2DFFA
Lighter +20%#93C6F6
Lighter +10%#64AEF2
Darker −10%#137CDD
Darker −20%#0F62AE
Darker −30%#0B477F
Darker −40%#072D50
More saturated +25%#2496FF
Less saturated −25%#5094D3

Channel breakdown

R53
G149
B238
Red53 (20.8%)
Green149 (58.4%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue208.86°
Saturation (HSL)84.47%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 95 · B EE

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