Colour

#3953FE

#3953FE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3953FE is a blue with RGB values 57, 83, 254 and HSL 232°, 99%, 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

#3953FE#3953FE

HEX#3953FE

RGBrgb(57, 83, 254)

RGB (0–1)0.2235, 0.3255, 0.9961

RGB percentages22.4%, 32.5%, 99.6%

HSLhsl(232.1, 99%, 61%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 77.6%, 99.6%)

CMYK77.6%, 67.3%, 0%, 0.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,757,054

CSS custom property--colour: #3953FE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.47:1

Contrast with white5.47:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#C6AC01

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#0060FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Tritanopia#0082A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.47:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.84:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.2 Medium blue · ΔE 27 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3 Royal blue · ΔE 31.7 Slate blue · ΔE 32

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 24.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FEE439

Analogous#39B5FE, #8239FE

Triadic#FE3953, #53FE39

Split complementary#FE8239, #B6FE39

Tetradic#FE39B5, #FEE439, #39FE82

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D1D7FF

Lighter +20%#9EABFF

Lighter +10%#6C7FFE

Darker −10%#0627FE

Darker −20%#011CD0

Darker −30%#01159D

Darker −40%#010F6A

More saturated +25%#3852FF

Less saturated −25%#5265E5

Channel breakdown

R57

G83

B254

Red57 (22.4%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue254 (99.6%)

Hue232.08°

Saturation (HSL)98.99%

Lightness60.98%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 39 · G 53 · B FE

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