Recognised as Colour

#372ED5

#372ED5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#372ED5 is a blue with RGB values 55, 46, 213 and HSL 243°, 67%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#372ED5#372ED5

HEX#372ED5

RGBrgb(55, 46, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.1804, 0.8353

RGB percentages21.6%, 18%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(243.2, 66.5%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(243.2, 78.4%, 83.5%)

CMYK74.2%, 78.4%, 0%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,616,469

CSS custom property--colour: #372ED5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness85.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.35:1

Contrast with white8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#C8D12A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0055DAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0046D2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.9 from the original

Tritanopia#006181no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.4 Blue violet · ΔE 18.3 Dark blue · ΔE 23.7 Dark violet · ΔE 24.6 Dark orchid · ΔE 26.4 Navy · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.4, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#CCD52E

Analogous#2E78D5, #8B2ED5

Triadic#D5372E, #2ED537

Split complementary#D58B2E, #78D52E

Tetradic#D52E78, #CCD52E, #2ED58B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DAD8F7

Lighter +30%#B1ADEF

Lighter +20%#8883E6

Lighter +10%#6058DE

Darker −10%#2A23AD

Darker −20%#201A83

Darker −30%#161258

Darker −40%#0B092E

More saturated +25%#1B0FF4

Less saturated −25%#534DB6

Channel breakdown

R55

G46

B213

Red55 (21.6%)

Green46 (18%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue243.23°

Saturation (HSL)66.53%

Lightness50.78%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 37 · G 2E · B D5

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