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Recognised as Colour

#3B52CF

  • #3B52CF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3B52CF is a blue with RGB values 59, 82, 207 and HSL 231°, 61%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3B52CF#3B52CF
HEX#3B52CF
RGBrgb(59, 82, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3216, 0.8118
RGB percentages23.1%, 32.2%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(230.7, 60.7%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(230.7, 71.5%, 81.2%)
CMYK71.5%, 60.4%, 0%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,887,823
CSS custom property--colour: #3B52CF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.38:1
Contrast with white6.38:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#C4AD30

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0066D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0058CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original
Tritanopia#007288no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.29:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.7Slate blue · ΔE 10.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 14.1Medium purple · ΔE 22.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.3Dark slateblue · ΔE 27.9
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFB83B
Analogous#3B9CCF, #6E3BCF
Triadic#CF3B52, #52CF3B
Split complementary#CF6E3B, #9CCF3B
Tetradic#CF3B9C, #CFB83B, #3BCF6E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFE3F7
Lighter +30%#B6BEED
Lighter +20%#8D9AE3
Lighter +10%#6476D9
Darker −10%#2A3FAD
Darker −20%#203084
Darker −30%#16215B
Darker −40%#0C1232
More saturated +25%#1D3DEE
Less saturated −25%#5A67B1

Channel breakdown

R59
G82
B207
Red59 (23.1%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue230.68°
Saturation (HSL)60.66%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 52 · B CF

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