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Recognised as Colour

#003EC6

  • #003EC6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate blue

#003EC6 is a blue with RGB values 0, 62, 198 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

#003EC6#003EC6
HEX#003EC6
RGBrgb(0, 62, 198)
RGB (0–1)0, 0.2431, 0.7765
RGB percentages0%, 24.3%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(221.2, 100%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(221.2, 100%, 77.6%)
CMYK100%, 68.7%, 0%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer16,070
CSS custom property--colour: #003EC6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07522WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#3B3B3B
Inverted#FFC139

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0056CAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#0045C4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00647Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Slate blue · ΔE 20.7Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2Royal blue · ΔE 21.6Dark blue · ΔE 22.1Navy · ΔE 23.6Rebecca purple · ΔE 27.2
Nearest named CSS colourSlate blue (#6A5ACD)ΔE 20.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C68800
Analogous#00A1C6, #2500C6
Triadic#C6003E, #3EC600
Split complementary#C62500, #A1C600
Tetradic#C600A1, #C68800, #00C625

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#93B5FF
Lighter +30%#6092FF
Lighter +20%#2D6FFF
Lighter +10%#004EF9
Darker −10%#002E93
Darker −20%#001E60
Darker −30%#000E2D
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#003EC6
Less saturated −25%#1947AD

Channel breakdown

R0
G62
B198
Red0 (0%)
Green62 (24.3%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue221.21°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 00 · G 3E · B C6

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