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Colour

#003EBB

  • #003EBB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#003EBB is a blue with RGB values 0, 62, 187 and HSL 220°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#003EBB#003EBB
HEX#003EBB
RGBrgb(0, 62, 187)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2431, 0.7333
RGB percentages0%, 24.3%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(220.1, 100%, 36.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(220.1, 100%, 73.3%)
CMYK100%, 66.8%, 0%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,059
CSS custom property--colour: #003EBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07033WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness79 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.73:1
Contrast with white8.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3A3A3A
Inverted#FFC144

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0053BFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#0043B9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#006077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 17.9Royal blue · ΔE 18.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.6Dark blue · ΔE 23.1Navy · ΔE 23.2Rebecca purple · ΔE 23.7
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 17.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BB7D00
Analogous#009BBB, #2000BB
Triadic#BB003E, #3EBB00
Split complementary#BB2000, #9BBB00
Tetradic#BB009B, #BB7D00, #00BB20

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#88AFFF
Lighter +30%#558DFF
Lighter +20%#226BFF
Lighter +10%#004FEE
Darker −10%#002D88
Darker −20%#001C55
Darker −30%#000B22
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003EBB
Less saturated −25%#1746A4

Channel breakdown

R0
G62
B187
Red0 (0%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue220.11°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness36.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3E · B BB

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