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Recognised as Colour

#3D53FD

  • #3D53FD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3D53FD is a blue with RGB values 61, 83, 253 and HSL 233°, 98%, 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 Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3D53FD#3D53FD
HEX#3D53FD
RGBrgb(61, 83, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.2392, 0.3255, 0.9922
RGB percentages23.9%, 32.5%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(233.1, 98%, 61.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(233.1, 75.9%, 99.2%)
CMYK75.9%, 67.2%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,019,197
CSS custom property--colour: #3D53FD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.45:1
Contrast with white5.45:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5B5B5B
Inverted#C2AC02

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#0073FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#0060FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#0082A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.45:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.85:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 23.59, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#FDE73D
Analogous#3DB3FD, #873DFD
Triadic#FD3D53, #53FD3D
Split complementary#FD873D, #B3FD3D
Tetradic#FD3DB3, #FDE73D, #3DFD87

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D4D9FF
Lighter +20%#A2ADFE
Lighter +10%#6F80FE
Darker −10%#0B26FC
Darker −20%#021AD2
Darker −30%#02149F
Darker −40%#010D6D
More saturated +25%#3B51FF
Less saturated −25%#5666E5

Channel breakdown

R61
G83
B253
Red61 (23.9%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue233.13°
Saturation (HSL)97.96%
Lightness61.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3D · G 53 · B FD

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