Colour

#003EFF

#003EFF
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#003EFF is a blue with RGB values 0, 62, 255 and HSL 225°, 100%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#003EFF#003EFF

HEX#003EFF

RGBrgb(0, 62, 255)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2431, 1

RGB percentages0%, 24.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(225.4, 100%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225.4, 100%, 100%)

CMYK100%, 75.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,127

CSS custom property--colour: #003EFF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10665WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.7:1

Contrast with white6.7:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#3F3F3F

Inverted#FFC100

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31 from the original

Deuteranopia#0050FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original

Tritanopia#00799Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 101.8 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.7:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17 Blue · ΔE 23.9 Blue violet · ΔE 24.6 Dark violet · ΔE 31.4 Dark orchid · ΔE 37.3 Dark blue · ΔE 38.1

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 16.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FFC100

Analogous#00BEFF, #4100FF

Triadic#FF003E, #3EFF00

Split complementary#FF4100, #BEFF00

Tetradic#FF00BE, #FFC100, #00FF41

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#CCD8FF

Lighter +30%#99B2FF

Lighter +20%#668BFF

Lighter +10%#3365FF

Darker −10%#0032CC

Darker −20%#002599

Darker −30%#001966

Darker −40%#000C33

More saturated +25%#003EFF

Less saturated −25%#204EDF

Channel breakdown

G62

B255

Red0 (0%)

Green62 (24.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue225.41°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 3E · B FF

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