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Colour

#003AEE

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

#003AEE is a blue with RGB values 0, 58, 238 and HSL 225°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#003AEE#003AEE
HEX#003AEE
RGBrgb(0, 58, 238)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2275, 0.9333
RGB percentages0%, 22.7%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(225.4, 100%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 100%, 93.3%)
CMYK100%, 75.6%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,086
CSS custom property--colour: #003AEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.39:1
Contrast with white7.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#FFC511

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0060F3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AEBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.7 from the original
Tritanopia#007192no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 96.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.84:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.2Blue violet · ΔE 22.7Blue · ΔE 28.9Dark violet · ΔE 29.7Dark blue · ΔE 31.9Dark orchid · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEB400
Analogous#00B1EE, #3D00EE
Triadic#EE003A, #3AEE00
Split complementary#EE3D00, #B1EE00
Tetradic#EE00B1, #EEB400, #00EE3D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BBCCFF
Lighter +30%#88A5FF
Lighter +20%#557EFF
Lighter +10%#2258FF
Darker −10%#002EBB
Darker −20%#002188
Darker −30%#001555
Darker −40%#000822
More saturated +25%#003AEE
Less saturated −25%#1E49D0

Channel breakdown

R0
G58
B238
Red0 (0%)
Green58 (22.7%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue225.38°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3A · B EE

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