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Recognised as Colour

#3B53C2

  • #3B53C2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3B53C2 is a blue with RGB values 59, 83, 194 and HSL 229°, 53%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#3B53C2#3B53C2
HEX#3B53C2
RGBrgb(59, 83, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3255, 0.7608
RGB percentages23.1%, 32.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(229.3, 53.4%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.3, 69.6%, 76.1%)
CMYK69.6%, 57.2%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,888,066
CSS custom property--colour: #3B53C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11011WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.56:1
Contrast with white6.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#C4AC3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0064C6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Tritanopia#006E82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 9.6Slate blue · ΔE 10.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 18.5Medium purple · ΔE 20.6Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.8Rebecca purple · ΔE 21.1
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 9.56, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C2AA3B
Analogous#3B97C2, #663BC2
Triadic#C23B53, #53C23B
Split complementary#C2663B, #97C23B
Tetradic#C23B97, #C2AA3B, #3BC266

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6DBF3
Lighter +30%#AFB9E7
Lighter +20%#8897DB
Lighter +10%#6175CF
Darker −10%#2F429B
Darker −20%#233274
Darker −30%#17214D
Darker −40%#0B1026
More saturated +25%#1B3FE2
Less saturated −25%#5B67A2

Channel breakdown

R59
G83
B194
Red59 (23.1%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue229.33°
Saturation (HSL)53.36%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 53 · B C2

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