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Recognised as Colour

#003AE6

  • #003AE6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#003AE6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 58, 230 and HSL 225°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#003AE6#003AE6
HEX#003AE6
RGBrgb(0, 58, 230)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2275, 0.902
RGB percentages0%, 22.7%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(224.9, 100%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224.9, 100%, 90.2%)
CMYK100%, 74.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,078
CSS custom property--colour: #003AE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness89.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.64:1
Contrast with white7.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FFC519

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005EEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#0049E3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.3 from the original
Tritanopia#006E8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 92.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.75:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.9Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Dark blue · ΔE 28.7Dark violet · ΔE 29.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 30.8Dark orchid · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E6AC00
Analogous#00ADE6, #3900E6
Triadic#E6003A, #3AE600
Split complementary#E63900, #ADE600
Tetradic#E600AD, #E6AC00, #00E639

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B3C6FF
Lighter +30%#80A0FF
Lighter +20%#4D7AFF
Lighter +10%#1A54FF
Darker −10%#002DB3
Darker −20%#002080
Darker −30%#00134D
Darker −40%#00071A
More saturated +25%#003AE6
Less saturated −25%#1D48C9

Channel breakdown

R0
G58
B230
Red0 (0%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue224.87°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3A · B E6

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