Colour

#0046F3

#0046F3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Medium blue

#0046F3 is a blue with RGB values 0, 70, 243 and HSL 223°, 100%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#0046F3#0046F3

HEX#0046F3

RGBrgb(0, 70, 243)

RGB (0–1)0, 0.2745, 0.9529

RGB percentages0%, 27.5%, 95.3%

HSLhsl(222.7, 100%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.7, 100%, 95.3%)

CMYK100%, 71.2%, 0%, 4.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer18,163

CSS custom property--colour: #0046F3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10851WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness98 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.62:1

Contrast with white6.62:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.17:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#444444

Inverted#FFB90C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#0068F8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#0052F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#007898no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 93 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.62:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.17:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 22 Blue violet · ΔE 24.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 28.8 Dark violet · ΔE 32 Dark blue · ΔE 32.2 Dark orchid · ΔE 33

Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 22.04, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#F3AD00

Analogous#00BFF3, #3400F3

Triadic#F30046, #46F300

Split complementary#F33300, #BFF300

Tetradic#F300BF, #F3AD00, #00F334

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#C0D2FF

Lighter +30%#8DAEFF

Lighter +20%#5A8AFF

Lighter +10%#2765FF

Darker −10%#0037C0

Darker −20%#00298D

Darker −30%#001A5A

Darker −40%#000B27

More saturated +25%#0046F3

Less saturated −25%#1E53D5

Channel breakdown

G70

B243

Red0 (0%)

Green70 (27.5%)

Blue243 (95.3%)

Hue222.72°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness47.65%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 00 · G 46 · B F3

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