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Colour

#3953F8

  • #3953F8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3953F8 is a blue with RGB values 57, 83, 248 and HSL 232°, 93%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3953F8#3953F8
HEX#3953F8
RGBrgb(57, 83, 248)
RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3255, 0.9725
RGB percentages22.4%, 32.5%, 97.3%
HSLhsl(231.8, 93.2%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 77%, 97.3%)
CMYK77%, 66.5%, 0%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,757,048
CSS custom property--colour: #3953F8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness109.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.58:1
Contrast with white5.58:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#595959
Inverted#C6AC07

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0071FDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#005FF5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00809Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 88.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.77:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Blue violet · ΔE 24.8Medium blue · ΔE 28.5Royal blue · ΔE 28.6Slate blue · ΔE 28.9Dark orchid · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 21.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8DE39
Analogous#39B3F8, #7E39F8
Triadic#F83953, #53F839
Split complementary#F87E39, #B3F839
Tetradic#F839B3, #F8DE39, #39F87E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFF
Lighter +30%#CDD3FD
Lighter +20%#9CA9FB
Lighter +10%#6A7EFA
Darker −10%#0929F5
Darker −20%#0721C4
Darker −30%#051893
Darker −40%#031062
More saturated +25%#324EFF
Less saturated −25%#5366DE

Channel breakdown

R57
G83
B248
Red57 (22.4%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue248 (97.3%)
Hue231.83°
Saturation (HSL)93.17%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 39 · G 53 · B F8

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