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Recognised as Colour

#3D53BD

  • #3D53BD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#3D53BD is a blue with RGB values 61, 83, 189 and HSL 230°, 51%, 49%. 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

#3D53BD#3D53BD
HEX#3D53BD
RGBrgb(61, 83, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3255, 0.7412
RGB percentages23.9%, 32.5%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(229.7, 51.2%, 49%)
HSV / HSBhsv(229.7, 67.7%, 74.1%)
CMYK67.7%, 56.1%, 0%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,019,133
CSS custom property--colour: #3D53BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1
Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#565656
Inverted#C2AC42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0063C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#0057BBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original
Tritanopia#006D80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11Slate blue · ΔE 11Dark slateblue · ΔE 18.4Medium purple · ΔE 20.3Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.4Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BDA73D
Analogous#3D93BD, #673DBD
Triadic#BD3D53, #53BD3D
Split complementary#BD673D, #93BD3D
Tetradic#BD3D93, #BDA73D, #3DBD67

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D5DAF1
Lighter +30%#AEB8E5
Lighter +20%#8895D8
Lighter +10%#6173CC
Darker −10%#314296
Darker −20%#243170
Darker −30%#182049
Darker −40%#0B0F23
More saturated +25%#1E3EDC
Less saturated −25%#5C689E

Channel breakdown

R61
G83
B189
Red61 (23.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue229.69°
Saturation (HSL)51.2%
Lightness49.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 53 · B BD

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