Colour

#003EC5

#003EC5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate blue

#003EC5 is a blue with RGB values 0, 62, 197 and HSL 221°, 100%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate blue.

Colour values

#003EC5#003EC5

HEX#003EC5

RGBrgb(0, 62, 197)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2431, 0.7725

RGB percentages0%, 24.3%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(221.1, 100%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(221.1, 100%, 77.3%)

CMYK100%, 68.5%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,069

CSS custom property--colour: #003EC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07476WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness81.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.42:1

Contrast with white8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B

Inverted#FFC13A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0056C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#0045C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00647Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 20.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.1 Royal blue · ΔE 21.3 Dark blue · ΔE 22.1 Navy · ΔE 23.5 Rebecca purple · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 20.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C58700

Analogous#00A0C5, #2500C5

Triadic#C5003E, #3EC500

Split complementary#C52500, #A1C500

Tetradic#C500A0, #C58700, #00C525

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#92B4FF

Lighter +30%#5F91FF

Lighter +20%#2C6EFF

Lighter +10%#004EF8

Darker −10%#002E92

Darker −20%#001E5F

Darker −30%#000E2C

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#003EC5

Less saturated −25%#1947AC

Channel breakdown

G62

B197

Red0 (0%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue221.12°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness38.63%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 3E · B C5

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