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Colour

#003BC3

  • #003BC3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark blue

#003BC3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 59, 195 and HSL 222°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.

Colour values

#003BC3#003BC3
HEX#003BC3
RGBrgb(0, 59, 195)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2314, 0.7647
RGB percentages0%, 23.1%, 76.5%
HSLhsl(221.8, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.8, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK100%, 69.7%, 0%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,299
CSS custom property--colour: #003BC3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07068WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.7:1
Contrast with white8.7:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#383838
Inverted#FFC43C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0054C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0042C1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00627Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 77.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.7:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark blue · ΔE 20.8Slate blue · ΔE 21.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 22Navy · ΔE 22.5Royal blue · ΔE 22.7Indigo · ΔE 26.4
Nearest named CSS colourDark blue (#00008B)ΔE 20.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C38800
Analogous#009DC3, #2600C3
Triadic#C3003B, #3BC300
Split complementary#C32700, #9CC300
Tetradic#C3009D, #C38800, #00C327

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#90B2FF
Lighter +30%#5D8EFF
Lighter +20%#2A6AFF
Lighter +10%#004AF6
Darker −10%#002C90
Darker −20%#001C5D
Darker −30%#000D2A
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003BC3
Less saturated −25%#1845AB

Channel breakdown

R0
G59
B195
Red0 (0%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue195 (76.5%)
Hue221.85°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3B · B C3

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