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Recognised as Colour

#3608FB

  • #3608FB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue

#3608FB is a blue with RGB values 54, 8, 251 and HSL 251°, 97%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue.

Colour values

#3608FB#3608FB
HEX#3608FB
RGBrgb(54, 8, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.0314, 0.9843
RGB percentages21.2%, 3.1%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(251.4, 96.8%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(251.4, 96.8%, 98.4%)
CMYK78.5%, 96.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,541,243
CSS custom property--colour: #3608FB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07923WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.13:1
Contrast with white8.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#232323
Inverted#C9F704

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0044F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006994no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 113.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Blue · ΔE 5.3Medium blue · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 30.5Dark violet · ΔE 33.2Dark orchid · ΔE 45.7Dark blue · ΔE 47.8
Nearest named CSS colourBlue (#0000FF)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDFB08
Analogous#0854FB, #AF08FB
Triadic#FB3608, #08FB36
Split complementary#FBB008, #53FB08
Tetradic#FB0854, #CDFB08, #08FBAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D9D1FE
Lighter +30%#B19FFD
Lighter +20%#886CFD
Lighter +10%#5F3AFC
Darker −10%#2903CD
Darker −20%#1F039A
Darker −30%#150268
Darker −40%#0B0136
More saturated +25%#3404FF
Less saturated −25%#4927DC

Channel breakdown

R54
G8
B251
Red54 (21.2%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue251.36°
Saturation (HSL)96.81%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 08 · B FB

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