Colour

#003BF5

#003BF5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#003BF5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 59, 245 and HSL 226°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#003BF5#003BF5

HEX#003BF5

RGBrgb(0, 59, 245)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2314, 0.9608

RGB percentages0%, 23.1%, 96.1%

HSLhsl(225.6, 100%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.6, 100%, 96.1%)

CMYK100%, 75.9%, 0%, 3.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,349

CSS custom property--colour: #003BF5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.13:1

Contrast with white7.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#FFC40A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0063FAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#004CF2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original

Tritanopia#007497no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.7 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.9 Blue violet · ΔE 23.3 Blue · ΔE 26.3 Dark violet · ΔE 30.2 Dark blue · ΔE 34.5 Dark orchid · ΔE 35.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F5BA00

Analogous#00B6F5, #4000F5

Triadic#F5003B, #3BF500

Split complementary#F53F00, #B6F500

Tetradic#F500B5, #F5BA00, #00F53F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C2D1FF

Lighter +30%#8FAAFF

Lighter +20%#5C83FF

Lighter +10%#295DFF

Darker −10%#002FC2

Darker −20%#00228F

Darker −30%#00165C

Darker −40%#000A29

More saturated +25%#003BF5

Less saturated −25%#1F4BD6

Channel breakdown

G59

B245

Red0 (0%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue245 (96.1%)

Hue225.55°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 3B · B F5

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