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Recognised as Colour

#3B5BFA

  • #3B5BFA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3B5BFA is a blue with RGB values 59, 91, 250 and HSL 230°, 95%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3B5BFA#3B5BFA
HEX#3B5BFA
RGBrgb(59, 91, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.2314, 0.3569, 0.9804
RGB percentages23.1%, 35.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(229.9, 95%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.9, 76.4%, 98%)
CMYK76.4%, 63.6%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer3,890,170
CSS custom property--colour: #3B5BFA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#606060
Inverted#C4A405

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0076FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#0064F7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.1 from the original
Tritanopia#0085A2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 85.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 18Royal blue · ΔE 24Slate blue · ΔE 25.5Blue violet · ΔE 28Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3Medium blue · ΔE 33.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FADA3B
Analogous#3BBAFA, #7A3BFA
Triadic#FA3B5B, #5BFA3B
Split complementary#FA7B3B, #BAFA3B
Tetradic#FA3BBB, #FADA3B, #3BFA7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D0D8FE
Lighter +20%#9EAEFD
Lighter +10%#6D85FB
Darker −10%#0931F9
Darker −20%#0526CA
Darker −30%#041D98
Darker −40%#031366
More saturated +25%#3658FF
Less saturated −25%#546CE1

Channel breakdown

R59
G91
B250
Red59 (23.1%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue229.95°
Saturation (HSL)95.02%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3B · G 5B · B FA

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