Colour

#003BFB

#003BFB
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#003BFB is a blue with RGB values 0, 59, 251 and HSL 226°, 100%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#003BFB#003BFB

HEX#003BFB

RGBrgb(0, 59, 251)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2314, 0.9843

RGB percentages0%, 23.1%, 98.4%

HSLhsl(225.9, 100%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.9, 100%, 98.4%)

CMYK100%, 76.5%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,355

CSS custom property--colour: #003BFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.96:1

Contrast with white6.96:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C

Inverted#FFC404

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0065FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#004DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00779Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 102.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.96:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 15.8 Blue · ΔE 23.7 Blue violet · ΔE 24.1 Dark violet · ΔE 30.8 Dark orchid · ΔE 36.9 Dark blue · ΔE 37.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 15.85, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FBC000

Analogous#00B9FB, #4200FB

Triadic#FB003B, #3BFB00

Split complementary#FB4300, #B8FB00

Tetradic#FB00B9, #FBC000, #00FB43

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C8D5FF

Lighter +30%#95AEFF

Lighter +20%#6287FF

Lighter +10%#2F60FF

Darker −10%#002FC8

Darker −20%#002395

Darker −30%#001762

Darker −40%#000B2F

More saturated +25%#003BFB

Less saturated −25%#1F4CDC

Channel breakdown

G59

B251

Red0 (0%)

Green59 (23.1%)

Blue251 (98.4%)

Hue225.9°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness49.22%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 3B · B FB

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