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Recognised as Colour

#003DE5

  • #003DE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#003DE5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 61, 229 and HSL 224°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#003DE5#003DE5
HEX#003DE5
RGBrgb(0, 61, 229)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2392, 0.898
RGB percentages0%, 23.9%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(224, 100%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(224, 100%, 89.8%)
CMYK100%, 73.4%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,845
CSS custom property--colour: #003DE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness90.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3C3C3C
Inverted#FFC21A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#005FEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#004AE2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11 from the original
Tritanopia#006F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 91.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.4Dark blue · ΔE 28.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8Dark violet · ΔE 30.6Dark orchid · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 20.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5A800
Analogous#00AFE5, #3600E5
Triadic#E5003D, #3DE500
Split complementary#E53600, #AFE500
Tetradic#E500AF, #E5A800, #00E535

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B2C7FF
Lighter +30%#7FA1FF
Lighter +20%#4C7CFF
Lighter +10%#1956FF
Darker −10%#002FB2
Darker −20%#00227F
Darker −30%#00144C
Darker −40%#000719
More saturated +25%#003DE5
Less saturated −25%#1D4AC8

Channel breakdown

R0
G61
B229
Red0 (0%)
Green61 (23.9%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue224.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3D · B E5

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