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Colour

#3656ED

  • #3656ED
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3656ED is a blue with RGB values 54, 86, 237 and HSL 230°, 84%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3656ED#3656ED
HEX#3656ED
RGBrgb(54, 86, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2118, 0.3373, 0.9294
RGB percentages21.2%, 33.7%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(229.5, 83.6%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.5, 77.2%, 92.9%)
CMYK77.2%, 63.7%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,561,197
CSS custom property--colour: #3656ED;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13554WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.66:1
Contrast with white5.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A
Inverted#C9A912

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0070F2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#005EEAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.3 from the original
Tritanopia#007E9Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 82.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.71:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 16.1Royal blue · ΔE 20.7Slate blue · ΔE 21.9Blue violet · ΔE 29Dark orchid · ΔE 30.5Medium purple · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 16.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EDCD36
Analogous#36B1ED, #7236ED
Triadic#ED3656, #56ED36
Split complementary#ED7236, #B1ED36
Tetradic#ED36B1, #EDCD36, #36ED72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F3FE
Lighter +30%#C2CCFA
Lighter +20%#94A5F5
Lighter +10%#657DF1
Darker −10%#1437DC
Darker −20%#102BAD
Darker −30%#0B207F
Darker −40%#071450
More saturated +25%#244AFF
Less saturated −25%#5168D2

Channel breakdown

R54
G86
B237
Red54 (21.2%)
Green86 (33.7%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue229.51°
Saturation (HSL)83.56%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 36 · G 56 · B ED

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