Colour

#003AEC

#003AEC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#003AEC is a blue with RGB values 0, 58, 236 and HSL 225°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#003AEC#003AEC

HEX#003AEC

RGBrgb(0, 58, 236)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2275, 0.9255

RGB percentages0%, 22.7%, 92.5%

HSLhsl(225.3, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.3, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK100%, 75.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,084

CSS custom property--colour: #003AEC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09082WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness91.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.46:1

Contrast with white7.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#FFC513

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0060F1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#004AE9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Tritanopia#007091no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 95.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.5 Blue violet · ΔE 22.6 Dark violet · ΔE 29.7 Blue · ΔE 29.9 Dark blue · ΔE 31.1 Medium slateblue · ΔE 33.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#ECB200

Analogous#00B0EC, #3C00EC

Triadic#EC003A, #3AEC00

Split complementary#EC3C00, #B0EC00

Tetradic#EC00B0, #ECB200, #00EC3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B9CAFF

Lighter +30%#86A4FF

Lighter +20%#537DFF

Lighter +10%#2057FF

Darker −10%#002DB9

Darker −20%#002186

Darker −30%#001453

Darker −40%#000820

More saturated +25%#003AEC

Less saturated −25%#1D49CF

Channel breakdown

G58

B236

Red0 (0%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue236 (92.5%)

Hue225.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 3A · B EC

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Colour values

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