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Recognised as Colour

#3935DD

  • #3935DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#3935DD is a blue with RGB values 57, 53, 221 and HSL 241°, 71%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#3935DD#3935DD
HEX#3935DD
RGBrgb(57, 53, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.2078, 0.8667
RGB percentages22.4%, 20.8%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(241.4, 71.2%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(241.4, 76%, 86.7%)
CMYK74.2%, 76%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,749,341
CSS custom property--colour: #3935DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08637WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.7:1
Contrast with white7.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#C6CA22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005BE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004BDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#006788no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 89.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.7Blue violet · ΔE 18.5Dark violet · ΔE 25.3Dark blue · ΔE 25.8Dark orchid · ΔE 26.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9DD35
Analogous#3585DD, #8D35DD
Triadic#DD3935, #35DD39
Split complementary#DD8D35, #85DD35
Tetradic#DD3585, #D9DD35, #35DD8D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4E4FA
Lighter +30%#B9B8F3
Lighter +20%#8F8CEC
Lighter +10%#6461E4
Darker −10%#2420BF
Darker −20%#1C1993
Darker −30%#131168
Darker −40%#0B0A3C
More saturated +25%#1D17FB
Less saturated −25%#5552C0

Channel breakdown

R57
G53
B221
Red57 (22.4%)
Green53 (20.8%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue241.43°
Saturation (HSL)71.19%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 35 · B DD

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