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Recognised as Colour

#003BF2

  • #003BF2
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#003BF2 is a blue with RGB values 0, 59, 242 and HSL 225°, 100%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#003BF2#003BF2
HEX#003BF2
RGBrgb(0, 59, 242)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2314, 0.949
RGB percentages0%, 23.1%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(225.4, 100%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 100%, 94.9%)
CMYK100%, 75.6%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,346
CSS custom property--colour: #003BF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness93.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#FFC40D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0062F7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#004CEFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#007395no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 97.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 16.1Blue violet · ΔE 23Blue · ΔE 27.7Dark violet · ΔE 30Dark blue · ΔE 33.3Dark orchid · ΔE 34.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2B700
Analogous#00B4F2, #3E00F2
Triadic#F2003B, #3BF200
Split complementary#F23E00, #B4F200
Tetradic#F200B4, #F2B700, #00F23E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BFCFFF
Lighter +30%#8CA8FF
Lighter +20%#5981FF
Lighter +10%#265BFF
Darker −10%#002FBF
Darker −20%#00228C
Darker −30%#001659
Darker −40%#000926
More saturated +25%#003BF2
Less saturated −25%#1E4AD4

Channel breakdown

R0
G59
B242
Red0 (0%)
Green59 (23.1%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue225.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3B · B F2

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