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Recognised as Colour

#3597FF

  • #3597FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#3597FF is a blue with RGB values 53, 151, 255 and HSL 211°, 100%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#3597FF#3597FF
HEX#3597FF
RGBrgb(53, 151, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2078, 0.5922, 1
RGB percentages20.8%, 59.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.9, 100%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.9, 79.2%, 100%)
CMYK79.2%, 40.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,512,319
CSS custom property--colour: #3597FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.02:1
Contrast with white2.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#CA6800

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#649FFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#408DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B0BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 5.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 10.4Royal blue · ΔE 24Steel blue · ΔE 31.1Medium purple · ΔE 31.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 32.2
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF9D35
Analogous#35FCFF, #3835FF
Triadic#FF3597, #97FF35
Split complementary#FF3835, #FCFF35
Tetradic#FF35FC, #FF9D35, #35FF38

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#CEE6FF
Lighter +20%#9BCCFF
Lighter +10%#68B1FF
Darker −10%#027DFF
Darker −20%#0064CE
Darker −30%#004B9B
Darker −40%#003268
More saturated +25%#3597FF
Less saturated −25%#4E98E6

Channel breakdown

R53
G151
B255
Red53 (20.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.89°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 35 · G 97 · B FF

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