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Recognised as Colour

#3A5DFD

  • #3A5DFD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3A5DFD is a blue with RGB values 58, 93, 253 and HSL 229°, 98%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3A5DFD#3A5DFD
HEX#3A5DFD
RGBrgb(58, 93, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2275, 0.3647, 0.9922
RGB percentages22.7%, 36.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(229.2, 98%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.2, 77.1%, 99.2%)
CMYK77.1%, 63.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,825,149
CSS custom property--colour: #3A5DFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1582WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness115.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.04:1
Contrast with white5.04:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#616161
Inverted#C5A202

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0078FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0066FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original
Tritanopia#0087A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.04:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.3Royal blue · ΔE 24.2Slate blue · ΔE 26Blue violet · ΔE 28.5Dark orchid · ΔE 31.9Medium blue · ΔE 33.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18.29, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDDA3A
Analogous#3ABEFD, #793AFD
Triadic#FD3A5D, #5DFD3A
Split complementary#FD793A, #BEFD3A
Tetradic#FD3ABE, #FDDA3A, #3AFD79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D1DAFF
Lighter +20%#9FB0FE
Lighter +10%#6C87FE
Darker −10%#0833FC
Darker −20%#0227CF
Darker −30%#021D9C
Darker −40%#01146A
More saturated +25%#385CFF
Less saturated −25%#536DE4

Channel breakdown

R58
G93
B253
Red58 (22.7%)
Green93 (36.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue229.23°
Saturation (HSL)97.99%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3A · G 5D · B FD

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