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Recognised as Colour

#3E53DD

  • #3E53DD
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#3E53DD is a blue with RGB values 62, 83, 221 and HSL 232°, 70%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#3E53DD#3E53DD
HEX#3E53DD
RGBrgb(62, 83, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.2431, 0.3255, 0.8667
RGB percentages24.3%, 32.5%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(232.1, 70%, 55.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(232.1, 71.9%, 86.7%)
CMYK71.9%, 62.4%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,084,701
CSS custom property--colour: #3E53DD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12431WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.02:1
Contrast with white6.02:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#585858
Inverted#C1AC22

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#006AE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#005CDAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#007790no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 12.9Royal blue · ΔE 15.3Slate blue · ΔE 15.5Medium purple · ΔE 26.1Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.4Dark orchid · ΔE 29.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 12.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDC83E
Analogous#3EA2DD, #793EDD
Triadic#DD3E53, #53DD3E
Split complementary#DD793E, #A2DD3E
Tetradic#DD3EA2, #DDC83E, #3EDD79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EBEEFC
Lighter +30%#C0C7F4
Lighter +20%#95A0EC
Lighter +10%#697AE5
Darker −10%#2338C5
Darker −20%#1B2C9A
Darker −30%#131F6F
Darker −40%#0C1343
More saturated +25%#223EF9
Less saturated −25%#5A68C1

Channel breakdown

R62
G83
B221
Red62 (24.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue232.08°
Saturation (HSL)70.04%
Lightness55.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 3E · G 53 · B DD

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