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Colour

#003AE0

  • #003AE0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#003AE0 is a blue with RGB values 0, 58, 224 and HSL 224°, 100%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#003AE0#003AE0
HEX#003AE0
RGBrgb(0, 58, 224)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2275, 0.8784
RGB percentages0%, 22.7%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(224.5, 100%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.5, 100%, 87.8%)
CMYK100%, 74.1%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,072
CSS custom property--colour: #003AE0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness87.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.83:1
Contrast with white7.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FFC51F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005CE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0047DDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#006C8Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 90.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.83:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 19.7Blue violet · ΔE 23.2Dark blue · ΔE 26.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8Dark violet · ΔE 30.2Navy · ΔE 30.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 19.73, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E0A600
Analogous#00AAE0, #3600E0
Triadic#E0003A, #3AE000
Split complementary#E03600, #AAE000
Tetradic#E000AA, #E0A600, #00E036

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ADC2FF
Lighter +30%#7A9CFF
Lighter +20%#4777FF
Lighter +10%#1451FF
Darker −10%#002DAD
Darker −20%#00207A
Darker −30%#001247
Darker −40%#000514
More saturated +25%#003AE0
Less saturated −25%#1C48C4

Channel breakdown

R0
G58
B224
Red0 (0%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue224.46°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3A · B E0

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