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Colour

#3752FF

  • #3752FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Blue violet

#3752FF is a blue with RGB values 55, 82, 255 and HSL 232°, 100%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3752FF#3752FF
HEX#3752FF
RGBrgb(55, 82, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.2157, 0.3216, 1
RGB percentages21.6%, 32.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(231.9, 100%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.9, 78.4%, 100%)
CMYK78.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,625,727
CSS custom property--colour: #3752FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14067WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness110.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.51:1
Contrast with white5.51:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#C8AD00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FFCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0082A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.4Medium blue · ΔE 26.2Dark orchid · ΔE 31.7Dark violet · ΔE 32Royal blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFE437
Analogous#37B6FF, #8037FF
Triadic#FF3752, #52FF37
Split complementary#FF8037, #B6FF37
Tetradic#FF37B6, #FFE437, #37FF80

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0D6FF
Lighter +20%#9DAAFF
Lighter +10%#6A7EFF
Darker −10%#0426FF
Darker −20%#001CD0
Darker −30%#00159D
Darker −40%#000E6A
More saturated +25%#3752FF
Less saturated −25%#5064E6

Channel breakdown

R55
G82
B255
Red55 (21.6%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue231.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 37 · G 52 · B FF

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