Recognised as Colour

#3B53FF

#3B53FF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Blue violet

#3B53FF is a blue with RGB values 59, 83, 255 and HSL 233°, 100%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Blue violet.

Colour values

#3B53FF#3B53FF

HEX#3B53FF

RGBrgb(59, 83, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3255, 1

RGB percentages23.1%, 32.5%, 100%

HSLhsl(232.7, 100%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(232.7, 76.9%, 100%)

CMYK76.9%, 67.5%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,888,127

CSS custom property--colour: #3B53FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14336WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.43:1

Contrast with white5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#C4AC00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.9 from the original

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

Tritanopia#0082A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Blue violet · ΔE 23.9 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6 Medium blue · ΔE 26.7 Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3 Dark violet · ΔE 32 Royal blue · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourBlue violet (#8A2BE2)ΔE 23.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFE73B

Analogous#3BB5FF, #853BFF

Triadic#FF3B53, #53FF3B

Split complementary#FF853B, #B5FF3B

Tetradic#FF3BB5, #FFE73B, #3BFF85

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#D4D9FF

Lighter +20%#A1ADFF

Lighter +10%#6E80FF

Darker −10%#0826FF

Darker −20%#001AD4

Darker −30%#0014A1

Darker −40%#000D6E

More saturated +25%#3B53FF

Less saturated −25%#5466E7

Channel breakdown

R59

G83

B255

Red59 (23.1%)

Green83 (32.5%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue232.65°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness61.57%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 3B · G 53 · B FF

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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